Operations Finance Business Partner
Crick, Northamptonshire
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Operations Finance Business Partner - Based in Crick (Junction 18 of the M1) Plumbing and Heating Division.
Travis Perkins are currently recruiting for a Operations Finance Business Partner within our Plumbing and Heating Division. It’s an exciting time to be joining the division as we embark on a 3 year transformation journey to create a stronger, efficient and more profitable business. Our strategy focuses on nurturing what already makes us great, while building plans to differentiate our customer offer and continuing to develop expertise, range and delivering a great service to make it easier for customers to do business with us. We want to continue to build a strong culture of winning where customers love to shop and where our people love to work.
We are looking for an ambitious Operations Finance Business Partner to provide support and challenge to the Operations team through provision of business insight, KPIs and measurement to allow the operators to maximise opportunities, improve efficiency and mitigate business risk in an ever changing trading environment.
Principle Accountabilities:
Provide business partnering support to the Operations Director, the Operations general managers and their teams to lead to better decision making and operational compliance
Help the business better understand its cost to serve and the drivers of its costs to lead to improved decision making including around product pricing, stock holding levels and areas of focus for operational efficiency
Drive investigations of cost variances to budgets and forecasts, understand drivers and propose resolving actions
Support with stock investment decisions
Support areas of operations to ensure compliance with procedures, particularly in areas of stock counts, cost approvals & admin related processes (eg supplier returns, customer returns, credits etc)
Support with implementation of strategic projects which impact operations
Challenge areas for cost reductions, including supplier rationalisation opportunities and support the operations teams with implementation
Support supply chain decision making to help minimise excess and aged stock and drive optimal stock holding levels
It would be great if you had…
To be considered, you will be qualified in an accountancy qualification.
You’ll hold the ability to interpret data into action orientated insights. Advanced excel skills and strong commercial thought process will be required.
Proven experience of being able to communicate with finance and non-finance people.
As our Operations Finance Business Partner you will have the ability to manage conflicting priorities and challenge status quo.
If you are highly ambitious and have shown exceptional levels of progress in your career till date then this could be the role for you. In return, we can provide you with a competitive salary and long term career development.
Interested? We’re really looking forward to your application!
What can we offer you?
You may not know much about Travis Perkins plc but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised. We are the UK leader in the building materials and home improvement markets. Recognised as one of Britain’s Top Employers since 2010, we offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across 20+ leading businesses including Travis Perkins, Wickes, Keyline and City Plumbing Supplies. We operate out of more than 2,000 outlets nationwide (and Ireland) and have over 28,000 colleagues.
Our strong family values and 'cornerstones' lie at the heart of the success of our journey. If, like us, you put customers at heart of everything you do, then we’d love to hear from you.
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