31 jul
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Unilever
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Bosques de las Lomas
31 jul
Unilever
Bosques de las Lomas
Head of Customer Operations Finance Manager Mexico
Function: Finance
Reports to: Customer Operations Latam Finance Lead
Scope: Local
Location: Bosques, Mexico City. Hybrid work model.
**- Job Purpose**:
We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Manager - Logistic Finance Business Partnering to join our Customer Operations Finance organization. This role is a key strategic partner to our Logistics and Planning teams, driving financial performance, cost competitiveness, and operational efficiency across the end‑to‑end logistics network.
**- Key Responsibilities**:
1. Strategic Business Partnering
- Act as the primary financial advisor to Logistics & Transportation leadership. Translate operational insights into clear financial implications to steer decision‑making.
- Co‑define long‑term logistics strategy and support transformational initiatives.
2. Financial Planning & Performance Management
- Lead logistics financial cycles including budgets, forecasts, and rolling estimates.
- Provide deep‑dive analysis on transport and warehousing cost drivers.
- Conduct monthly performance reviews linking operational KPIs to P&L; impact.
3. Cost Optimization & Savings Programs
- Drive the logistics savings pipeline and ensure governance, phasing, and validation.
- Partner on tendering processes, rate negotiations, and vendor performance checks.
- Benchmark internal/external cost structures to unlock improvement opportunities.
4. Investment & Business Case Leadership
- Lead business case development for logistics network redesigns, automation, or CAPEX proposals.
- Ensure financial rigor across ROI, NPV, sensitivities, and post‑implementation reviews.
- Safeguard compliance with internal controls and capital governance frameworks.
5. Controls, Compliance & Stewardship
- Ensure accuracy of logistics P&L; components, transfer pricing, and regulatory compliance.
- Strengthen internal controls across logistics processes, GFCF, audits, and reporting routines.
**- Required Qualifications**:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
- Professional certification preferred (e.g., CPA, CMA, CFA).
- 5-8+ years of experience in FP&A;, Controlling, Category finance, FET or similar roles.
- Experience supporting transformation, digitalization, or operational excellence projects is highly desired.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking, transformational and digital mindset and business acumen.
- Strong communication and storytelling capability. Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive decision making without authority.
- Agility and adaptability in fast changing environments. Problem solving mindset and continuous improvement orientation
- High integrity, accountability, and collaboration
- Ability to lead and develop talent
- Success Measures
- Forecast accuracy and quality of insights.
- Delivery of logistics cost productivity and validated savings.
- Strength of controls and compliance performance.
- Influence and effectiveness as a business partner.
Why Join Us?
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape logistics strategy, drive financial impact, and partner with diverse stakeholders across the Customer Operations Mexico and Latam.
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