A successful Franchise Senior Finance Manager is one who can create and execute a strong finance strategy within certain markets to drive growth and profitability.
Focus, Scope, & Impact:
Partner with Franchise operational finance leaders, Operational Finance Lead and OU CFO to support Franchise and/or local customer activities at the Franchise Unit level, to drive alignment across multiple stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities, including:
Manage franchise (bottlers) and customer relationships at the local level
Support insights and brainstorm with customers/Bottlers on local business issues; Prepare & support internal stakeholders on on-going negotiations
Rebate and deduction negotiations with external parties
Prepare & support internal stakeholders on on-going negotiations
Quantitative and qualitative local Bottler/Customer info
Assess Financial implications and models on new ARTM and optimization of current value chain (use of third party, plant closure…)
Manage Business Models and Margins within the Franchise, including:
Execution of business model optimization (in Partnership with Business Models Manager) and system top line growth
Assessment and segmentation by Franchise Unit (Fixed vs hybrid vs incidence)
Incidence Pricing negotiations at Franchise level
Develop, implement Margin optimization strategy across the entire value chain
Bring margins discipline to operational business decisions
Track margins objectives at Franchise level
Leverage the network and execute locally Global margin strategy
Manage Mergers & Acquisitions and Revenue growth Management:
Act as a contact point for M&A analysis and assessment at Franchise level
Lead the financial implementation of new business models (Milk JV…)
A point of contact for legal/Tax/Treasury/M&A at Franchise Legal Entity level
Support Financially all RGM initiatives deployment at Franchise level
Determine pricing strategy and objectives
Provide Financial input into new product / service development process
Analyze and Support Working Capital and Cash Management:
Support Working Capital Optimization initiatives at Legal Entity / Franchise level
Cash management optimization Analyses
Support Optimization actions
Interact with local stakeholders (I.e: franchise general Managers)
Promote a strong two-way feedback culture; one built on trust, transparency, collaboration and accountability
Step change our impact on System value creation to accelerate our Growth
Focus on outcomes using the right processes, metrics and data
Inflect our time and capabilities to support forward-looking decisions
Flatten the structure; promote all levels of the team to communicate, contribute and lead, regardless of title or position
Knowledge & Experience Required
>8 years of relevant Finance experience within financial planning or senior commercial finance roles
Highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels
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