Job Opportunities in Switzerland

Brand

Vacancy title

Head of Controlling Retail (Europe)

Ref

20723

Function

Finance

City

Bad Zurzach

Salary

Competitive

Closing date

31/10/2024

Description

Triumph is one of the world’s largest intimate apparel companies. It enjoys a presence in over 80 countries with the core brands Triumph® and sloggi®. Globally, the company serves 20,000 wholesale customers and sells its products in more than 2,300 controlled points of sale as well as via several own online shops. The Triumph Group is a member of the amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (amfori BSCI).

Learn more about Triumph on:
www.triumph.com
www.facebook.com/Triumph/
www.instagram.com/Triumph/
www.linkedin.com/company/triumph-international/

Our Finance Department in Warsaw, Poland is looking for a:

Head of Controlling Retail Europe
(f/m/d) (100 %)

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Head of Controlling Retail to oversee and drive the financial and business analysis for our Retail Sales Channels across Europe. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for providing strategic financial leadership, ensuring transparency in business reporting, and optimizing profitability for the retail business of both brands.
As the Head of Controlling Retail, you will work closely with senior leadership, influencing business decisions, driving financial performance, and leading the development and implementation of best practices in sales and financial reporting.
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the strategic planning and business analysis function for the Retail Sales Channels across Europe
• Consolidate, manage, and prepare standard sales reporting guidelines, retail channel planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Oversee channel and customer profitability analyses
• Ensure the highest standards of transparency and accuracy in all business reports and financial data, including monthly P&L statements
• Identify potential financial risks and opportunities within the Retail business, ensuring timely communication and resolution
• Collaborate with key stakeholders (Retail, Finance, HR, and Brand) to develop and implement retail strategies within the Mid-Term/Business Plan
• Support the design and implementation of new business models, processes, and retail concepts to improve efficiency and growth
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting efforts, including revenue analysis, cost management, ROI, and profitability for the retail business
• Drive the creation and implementation of tools that enhance sales performance, cost control, and P&L management
• Contribute to the formulation of the annual and strategic business plans from a financial and business analysis perspective

Your ideal profile:

• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in controlling, ideally within a retail or commercial controlling environment, which provides you with a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities in retail financial management
• You possess a strong command of finance, with advanced knowledge of controlling and reporting systems such as SAP/BW. You are proficient in tools like Access, Excel, Visio, and MS Project
• You have a high level of business acumen and excellent mathematical and IT skills, enabling you to provide valuable financial insights and contribute to strategic business decisions
• You have proven your ability to set and achieve financial targets, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of forecasts, budgets, and mid-term plans in cooperation with local stakeholders and the Head of Retail Europe
• You possess excellent leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills to motivate and guide teams. You are proactive, self-motivated, logical, and objective in your approach to solving challenges
• You excel in written and verbal communication in English, particularly in presenting complex data to senior stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• You have a strong track record of delivering accurate financial forecasts, budgets, and reports within strict deadlines, supporting informed decision-making with timely and relevant data

Why should you join us?

• You will have the opportunity to work with a leading brand in the fashion industry, recognized for its innovation and market leadership
• You will become part of a diverse, multicultural work environment that celebrates individuality and fosters a culture of inclusion and uniqueness
• You will enjoy the flexibility of the company’s hybrid working policy, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life effectively

You will never walk alone
As a family owned business with more than 135 years of experience, Triumph embraces diversity throughout our global organization. Currently, our offices are present in over 40 countries across Europe and Asia having many international teams collaborate together every day. Guiding our corporate behaviors are respect and value for our employees, but also Collaboration as one of our key Corporate Competencies, being a core part of our every day working environment.
Make a Difference, together
The future belongs to our children. At Triumph, we want to be proud of our commitment to building a sustainable society and protecting the environment, and we work everyday to ensure our products are manufactured in an sustainable way. This is our vision: We want to be a company that is characterized by responsible leadership and consideration for future generations and that cares for the legacy that we leave behind to our children.
Putting People at the center
At Triumph we are committed to our employees, they represent the foundation for our success. This means that as a company, we are driven to offer great career opportunities in a dynamic fast-paced organization. Our HR function across the globe strives to support our employees in their development, through our Triumph Learning Academy.
We continuously strive to recruit new talent, offering them one of the textile industry’s most international working environments, excellent conditions and great development opportunities in a company still owned and managed by the founding families. Our headquarters employs people from more than 30 nationalities and as a European company, we are present in many key markets in Europe, like Germany, Italy, France and growing in Eastern Europe. We are proud to have become one of the leading players in Asia very early on, in countries like Japan, China and Singapore, as well as being an employer that people aspire to work for. As a company serving women, we fundamentally believe in gender equality and diversity. Women make up more than 50% of our company’s workforce. In the last years, we have had a specific and successful drive to increase the number of women in management.
Triumph is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
If you are seeking a great opportunity to develop your career, please send us your CV in English