stow is one of the leading suppliers of storage solutions. Our core activity is the development, manufacturing and installation of top-quality racking systems for the storage of palletized or small goods and longer items, as well as mezzanine structures.
As Industrial controller for Stow’s factory in Ovar, you will be working together with the Stow HQ controlling team to increase transparency, improve efficiency, standardize systems and processes in order to optimize the sales, operations & distribution flow both for the factories as well as for the many different Stow sales affiliates.
Tasks & Responsibilities
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Guide the industrial controlling environment through BI data gathering:
- Interpret the operational & financial data
- Validate and adjust the local ERP parameters (mainly transformation cost drivers)
- Setup costing standards based on the specific production activities, in line with other Stow locations
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Analyzing monthly results based on production output:
- Compare current production and operational costs with absorption based on standards
- Revise standards based on executed analysis
- Analyze key cost drivers
- Assisting the business in realizing cost efficiencies
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Follow up & update cost price systems for production entities:
- Verify cost calculations for existing products
- Support cost calculations for new products
- Assist in transfer price setting and margins
- Proactively identifying costing issues
- Analyze & optimize cost calculation system
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Follow up inventory valuation and orders/projects in execution:
- Monthly check of inventory and unit prices
- Follow up on inventory valuation, analyze stock rotation and verify obsolescence based on historic and future usage
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Financial follow up of Projects in cooperation with sales controlling and project management
- Analyze most important internal production driven variances (steel prices, inefficiencies in transformation process, …)
- Proactively identify project issues and have them discussed with project/central management
- Link project valuation with month end results (and provide feedback for correct follow up in sales affiliates)
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Ad hoc analysis on request of management
- Perform analysis and give feedback (ROI calculation, analyze costs between the different production entities, analyze optimal contribution with limited capacity, etc.)
Qualifications
- Industrial controlling/costing experience
- Knowledge ERP systems (SAP and/or Infor LN are a plus)
- Fluent in English
- Strong analytical skills
- Work autonomously and drive change
- Travel to HQ or other production sites (+/- 10% time)
Additional information
What can we provide you?
- Working closely together with other rack stars in an open and enthusiastic culture
- An attractive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, in an international environment