Cost of Organization Controller – Supply

Do you want to work in an innovative and high growth company? Do you enjoy working with ambitious colleagues who want to improve themselves every day? Then this might be the new challenge you are looking for!

Your position

As a Cost of Organization Controller – Supply based in Veghel, you are a key member of the Cost of Organization Team, reporting directly to the Head of Cost of Organization. You are passionate about translating financial data into actionable insights and enjoy supporting strategic decision-making through robust reporting, analysis, and forecasting. You bring an independent, analytical perspective to business proposals and are confident advising a diverse group of stakeholders.

Your scope covers the global Supply organization, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Facilities. You will collaborate closely with senior finance stakeholders, including the Executive Director of Supply, regional and functional controllers, and other business partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Trusted Finance Partner: Act as the primary finance contact for the Executive Director of Supply and their leadership team regarding the business support costs, providing end-to-end financial support across the global supply scope.
• Business Case Development: Collaborate with other finance business partners to develop and challenge business cases, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and value creation.
• Planning & Control Cycle: Lead the execution of the full financial cycle (actuals, budget, forecast) for a total annual spend of approximately EUR 140M.
• Performance Reporting: Deliver clear, insightful reporting on financial and operational KPIs using tools like Power BI, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Efficiency & Standardization: Drive continuous improvement and harmonization of cost controlling processes, contributing to a globally aligned way of working.
• Project Participation: Actively contribute to finance transformation initiatives, including digitalization, automation, and process optimization.
• Risk & Opportunity Management: Identify financial risks and opportunities, and proactively advise on mitigation or acceleration strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships across finance and operations, ensuring alignment and mutual understanding of financial impacts.

Your profile

For this position, we ask that you bring:

• Bachelor or Master degree (Business Administration, Business Economics, Accountancy)
• 5-10 years of relevant Business Control experience in an international corporate environment
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and able to communicate on all levels incl. C-level, with a variety of different types of departments located in various countries
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Proactive and autonomous nature, able to drive multiple projects simultaneously, and know when to escalate issues or ask for support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and with an eye for details, with a demonstrated ability to identify areas for improvement and efficiency.
• Team player, enjoys working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams with the ability to work independently
• An excellent command of the English language (both verbal and written). Dutch or other languages would be advantageous
• Knowledge of / affinity with supporting planning and/or business intelligence technologies like PowerBI is preferred.

What we offer

In this challenging and responsible position, you will have the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to our dedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joining our profitable and growing company you will be able to reach your goals and focus on your future.

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 4747 to € 6443 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.