Head of Supply Chain Finance at Diageo

Purpose:

• To lead and develop the members of the Supply Finance team.
• To be the key business partner to the Supply Chain Director and the supply leadership team relating to finance.
• To lead and develop the strategic focus on supply chain breakthrough opportunities and initiatives across supply, distribution and procurement.
• Ownership of the controls and compliance agenda as it relates to the supply finance function and support the entire supply function with respect to controls and compliance. Play a key role in ensuring that all governance, controls and compliance for the supply of products are in place and operating.
• Lead the understanding, analysis and insights generation relating to all COGs.
• Develop and maintain a close relationship with the operational and financial management of the supply centres. Understand issues and financial implications affecting Diageo costs and also to own and manage any financial interaction with them (transfer prices, claims, true-up’s etc).
• To provide rigour to the strategic decision making process through business partnership and intelligent application of established tools
• Drive continuous improvement in supply finance reporting and controls within the business by implementing global and local initiatives to ensure we have executional and risk management excellence

Top accountabilities:

• Lead and manage end to end financial planning and business performance reporting of Cost of GOODS for South Africa. Ensuring robust analytical modelling, cost allocation and insight in order to deliver our COGS ambition in the business and forecasts accuracy
• Key role in ensuring that Supply finance has embedded a strong control environment within the Supply Chain processes and that we have the right controls and process in place to be CARM satisfactory and address inherent risks within this space.
• Business partnering with Supply Chain and accountable for finance decision support to the Supply Chain function in order to drive value adding decisions and deliver operating margin improvements to the business. E.g. Productivity Initiatives, Innovation and Tramlining, CAPEX
• Lead and manage the finance transformation agenda for Supply finance ensuring that we deliver the continuous improvements agenda within Diageo South Africa in Controls and Reporting
• Actively participate and lead the overall finance function agenda. Play a key role in developing the team and supporting the finance strategy in South Africa