Head of Finance Operations

Make a difference by becoming part of the No. 1 protein snack manufacturer worldwide as Head of Finance Operations at Jack Link’s EMEA. 
Our spacious and modern HQ is located in the vibrant Amsterdam, and includes a highly international team, with more than 25 different nationalities. Our EMEA team is committed to continuing its impressive EMEA expansion, one bite at a time, and becoming the regional leader in branded protein snacks.  
This position is based in Ansbach and you will be reporting to the Finance Director EMEA.

In this position oyu will lead the operational finance function for manufacturing and supply chain, ensuring robust cost management, accurate performance reporting, and strategic financial insights that drive profitability and operational excellence.
This role plays a critical part in optimizing costs, improving efficiency, and aligning financial processes with production and logistics goals. It drives continuous improvement and resource utilization across factories and distribution while steering cross-functional teams to adopt financially sound decisions and best practices.
The role also acts as a key business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Planning to ensure the business delivers against its strategic and financial objectives.

Strategic Financial Leadership
• Partner with Operations leadership to align financial strategies with manufacturing, logistics, and capacity goals.
• Provide financial direction for long-term operations planning, including footprint decisions and productivity roadmaps.
• Evaluate capital investments, validate business cases, and lead ROI and benefit tracking.
• Influence senior stakeholders to adopt data-backed, value-driving actions.

Production & Supply Chain Cost Management
• Oversee and analyze production costs across factories, ensuring cost discipline and transparency.
• Own plant P&Ls, standard costing, and variance analysis.
• Monitor and improve COGS/ton across productivity, waste reduction, mix, and complexity initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement on material cost developments, hedging, and cost savings.
• Own logistics and warehousing cost visibility.

Financial Planning & Analysis
• Lead the annual operational budget and rolling forecast cycles.
• Deliver variance analysis with root causes and corrective actions.
• Monitor KPIs related to efficiency, productivity, cost, and service.
• Provide insights supporting continuous improvement and operational decision-making.

S&OP, Inventory & Working Capital
• Own inventory valuation, DIO, obsolescence, and working capital KPIs.
• Collaborate with S&OP for accurate inventory and capacity forecasting.
• Support production planning with financial modeling.
• Evaluate make-or-buy, outsourcing, and lifecycle economics.

Compliance, Controls & Risk Management
• Ensure adherence to financial regulations and internal controls.
• Oversee stock integrity, cycle counts, and physical audits.
• Maintain BOM, routing, and standard cost accracy.
•  Identify and mitigate operational financial risks.

Cross-Functional Business Partnering
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, S&OP, Procurement, Engineering, and HR.
• Translate operational performance into financial impact.
• Drive accountability and transparency across plants and logistics.
• Provide leadership on CI, automation, and complexity reduction initiatives.

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication
• Present financial performance and insights to senior leadership.
• Deliver clear reporting on manufacturing, logistics, and inventory.
• Provide actionable cost-improvement recommendations.