O pozici
Senior Procurement Controller operates as a critical interface between Corporate Finance and the global Procurement organization. Embedded within Corporate FP&A, this senior role serves as the primary financial business partner to the EVP Procurement and all strategic procurement functions across the Group. The position demands a seasoned finance professional capable of translating complex procurement dynamics into clear financial insight, challenging operational assumptions, and driving accountability for cost performance at the highest level.
Beyond operational reporting, this role shapes the financial governance framework for procurement, fosters data-driven decision-making, and acts as a trusted advisor in strategic initiatives — including major supplier negotiations, category strategy reviews, procurement transformation programs, and M&A integration workstreams.
Co budeš dělat
- Strategic Business Partnering & Executive Advisory
Serve as the primary financial advisor to the EVP Procurement, providing forward-looking analysis, scenario modeling, and commercially sound recommendations
Prepare and present high-quality executive-level materials for EVP Procurement leadership reviews, CFO briefings, and Board-level reporting
Challenge and validate business cases for sourcing
- Savings Governance & Performance Management
Own and continuously evolve the Group's procurement savings methodology, ensuring clear definitions and consistent application across Direct and Indirect spend categories
Independently validate and challenge claimed savings from Category Managers using robust financial techniques (Price-Volume analysis, like-for-like comparisons, baseline reviews)
Ensur
- Planning, Forecasting & Budgeting
Lead the end-to-end procurement budgeting process as the finance owner, consolidating input from all category teams & divisional procurement controller and aligning with Group financial planning cycles
Translate market intelligence (commodity indices, FX movements, supplier capacity trends) into quantified financial risk and opportunity assessments
Drive variance
- Spend Analytics & Data Intelligence
Active Support procurement digitalization and functional excellence team with commercial input and gate keeping (e.g. productivity and spend definition) to achieve best in class spend analytics and data intelligence.
- Procurement Governance & Compliance
Serve as the procurement finance owner during internal and external audits, ensuring full documentation and traceability of savings claims and procurement decisions
Monitor and report on supplier payment terms compliance, working capital impact of procurement decisions, and alignment with Group cash flow targets
Ensure compliance with IFRS requirements relating
- Transformation, Projects & Change Leadership
Act as the finance workstream lead in procurement transformation programs (e.g., digitization, global category rollouts, operating model redesign)
Support M&A transactions as the procurement finance expert: conduct pro
Koho hledáme
- Technical Skills
Expert-level financial modeling and scenario analysis
Advanced spend analytics and data visualization (Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud)
Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA preferred) and procurement platforms
Working knowledge of commodity markets, hedging instruments, and FX exposure management
Familiarity with automation tools (RPA, Power Automate) and modern data st
- Leadership & Personal Competencies
Exceptional analytical rigor combined with the ability to synthesize complexity into clear, actionable executive narratives
Outstanding stakeholder management skills
High degree of initiative and intellectual curiosity; proactively identifies problems and drives solutions
Resilient and adaptable under pressure with the ability to manage competing priorities in a
- Languages
English: Full professional proficiency – mandatory (all corporate reporting and executive communication)
German: Professional proficiency optional
Benefity
- 5 weeks holidays
- Meal vouchers
- Flexible working hours with the possibility of remote work 3 days a week
- Office in Brno
- 32000, - per year for health and leisure activities (Benefit plus)
- Discount program for employees
