Junior Sales Controller

Junior Sales Controller

 

Location: Helsingborg

 

Join Nestlé Nordic – We are looking for the Power of You

Are you newly graduated within Finance, Business administration or similar field and want to start your career within FMCG? Are you also analytical, thrive to learn new things combined with having strong relationship building skills? Fantastic, then you might be our new Junior Sales controller!

 

Working at Nestlé

We are the largest food company in the world, with a wide range of products across various categories. Our primary focus is on nutrition, health, and wellness. In Nestlé Nordic, we bring together a diverse team of passionate individuals who are dedicated to promoting health, wellness, and sustainability. With our wide range of iconic brands and innovative offerings, we strive to meet the unique tastes and preferences of our Nordic consumers.

Nestlé Nordic is not just an ordinary workplace; it's a community where people truly matter. We understand that you are more than your job title, and we appreciate that your individuality shapes the vibrant tapestry of our organization. We value every aspect of you, from your talents and skills to your personal experiences and perspectives. Together, we create a culture that encourages personal growth, celebrates diversity, and offers endless opportunities.

 

Your job

We are looking for a dedicated Junior Sales Controller to join our team in Sweden. You will be a part of the Nordic Sales Controlling team, which consists of 11 Sales Controllers spread across our Nordic locations. Our Finance organization is fast-moving and professional, but with an informal and collegial tone. People are our greatest asset and teamwork is key to our success. In this role, you will be able to create a large network across global functions and the local organization. In periods, the work pace is high, but we always have fun together and it is important for us to ensure a good balance between work life and private life.

As Sales Controller, you will be a Co-pilot to both to the commercial organization and the finance community, supporting and analyzing the daily operations to drive profitable growth.  You will support decision-making with your financial viewpoints and translating these to the commercial organization is key in this role.

 

This position is based at our Swedish HQ in Helsingborg and will report to the Sales controller manager in Sweden.

 

Your overall responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of monthly forecasting and financial presentations for sales meetings
• Involvement in business cases and support the commercial organization in decision making.
• Ownership of maintaining pricing framework
• Optimizing and challenging status quo on current ways of working and processes.
• Analysis and support to ensure profitable growth at the customer level, addressing vital elements in the value chain i.e., what we sell, to whom and when.
• Support promotion evaluation process to maximize the return on investment on trade spend.
• Ad hoc analyses
• Monthly reporting internally and to headquarters
• Actively engage with the Sales Controlling team (located in different countries) to achieve the team’s common objectives, build skills, and continuously improve ways of working.

 

The Courage to Be You:

At Nestlé Nordic, we recognize that true greatness comes from the courage to be yourself. We encourage you to embrace your authenticity and stay true to who you are, regardless of your background, appearance, or career choices. We firmly believe that when you bring your whole self to work, you unleash your full potential. You are the driving force behind our success, and we are committed to supporting your growth, both personally and professionally.

 

We are looking for the power of you

To be successful in this role, it is key that you possess a very good business acumen and can support and challenge the sales organization and as such be a business partner with a determining influence on the decisions taken in the market. You can embrace both internal and external factors – from internal processes to consumer behavior. In this fast-moving environment that we operate in today, it is important that you are proactive and challenge status quo.

 

Qualifications:

• University degree within Finance, Business administration or similar field
• You are an experienced user of Excel, Power Point (advantage) and MS Office in general.
• You are fluent in Swedish and English
• SAP & BW and/or PowerBI knowledge will be seen as an advantage but not a requirement.

As a person, we believe that you get on well with everyone at all levels of the business as you are dependent on broad cooperat