Industrial Controller - Lübeck Factory

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries in our European region, with presence in 8 countries, with more than 28 recognized brands and local brands, including Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Liebig, Star, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,4 billion euros and a team of around 3.600 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

We are now loooking for a Industrial Controller to join our Operations team. The incumbent will be responsible for:

Mission: 

The position has in scope Lübeck factory as a Finance Business partner to deliver targeted cost and efficiencies, by ensuring accurate and robust information, anticipating deviations, proposing mitigation plans and identifying further opportunities.  

Being Lübeck a factory sourcing different countries, translating factory performance into impacts to different countries is also a relevant part of the mission.  

Main tasks: 

• Perform financial monthly closing with accuracy and on time  

• Monitor deviations and provide forecast including mitigation plans and R&O  

• Budgets calculation including Standard cost of the full portfolio of materials produced in the factory of Lübeck 

• Be the change agent and implementation partner for regional projects (i.e. S4HANA) in the factory and for the factory team 

• Support CAPEX preparation 

• Support audits and implement corrective actions when needed 

• Act as a strategic finance partner to plant management on all commercial matters related to operations, production, technology, and supply chain. 

• Prepare and analyze monthly financial reports, conduct variance analyses, and provide clear, data-driven recommendations for corrective action. 

• Oversee cost center controlling, inventory accounting for finished goods, and material consumption tracking within SAP. 

• Monitor, analyze, and report operational KPIs including cost development, productivity, capacity utilization, and target achievement to support informed decision-making. 

• Play an active role in the annual budgeting process and continuously improve forecasting accuracy and controlling processes. 

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Germany and across Europe, contributing to international projects and driving performance improvements. 

   

  How you will work 

   

  The position is inside the Finance department, but with a strong connection with operations. Therefore, you will find yourself working with multiple stakeholders such as: Lübeck Factory team, local controllers of rest of factories, local finance team of the countries business units, operations main areas (ex. industrial team, technical team), region Europe finance team.