Financial Controller – Procurement & Logistics

Overview

In this Financial Controller role, you will lead financial planning and performance insight for Procurement and Logistics within Premier Foods’ Supply Chain. You’ll partner with senior leaders to influence strategic decisions, drive cost efficiency, and challenge the business with robust analysis. You’ll manage forecasting, month-end reporting, and financial modelling to unlock opportunities across raw materials, energy, warehousing, and freight. This high-visibility position supports strategic pricing, risk management, and savings initiatives that shape the future of the supply chain. You’ll work in a collaborative, ambitious environment that values impact and career growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Holiday purchase scheme

Responsibilities

• Partner with Director of Procurement and Head of Logistics to provide financial insight and support strategic decisions
• Lead financial planning, budgeting and forecasting across Procurement and Logistics
• Oversee month-end reporting with analysis and commentary on variances and performance drivers
• Track inflationary impacts and identify risks and opportunities across the supply chain
• Support critical business decisions through modelling, scenario planning and commercial analysis
• Enhance freight reporting and analytical tools to improve visibility of cost drivers
• Collaborate with Commercial teams to understand market trends, volume drivers and pricing opportunities
• Lead supply chain inputs into commercial pricing reviews
• Drive process simplification, automation initiatives and financial control improvements
• Identify, quantify and track savings initiatives across procurement, energy and logistics
• Partner with Finance on topics like FX exposure, packaging taxes, sustainability and regulatory changes

Key requirements

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with strong post-qualification experience
• FMCG experience with proven supply chain finance, procurement cost control and/or logistics optimisation
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, business planning and performance analysis
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of ERP systems, ideally SAP
• Strategic mindset to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across Finance and operations

• strong influencing ability
• excellent communication
• relationship-building
• advanced financial modelling
• ERP systems (ideally SAP)
• Excel

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