NPD Finance Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Pilgrims Europe Product & Innovation Team with a vacancy we now have for an "NPD Finance Manager" that will sit within the NPD Governance & Systems Team. Reporting into the Head of NPD Governance & working alongside the NPD Projects & P74 Systems Manager this is a unique and exciting role that will offer the opportunity to help shape and drive our roadmap for delivering alignment, consistency & one way of working for the P&I team as well as the wider business. Whilst this role sits within the governance team, the role will be required to interact with the wider P&I team as well as multiple stakeholders outside of the P&I function on a daily basis, therefore giving an opportunity for growth & breadth within role. Key areas of responsibility include (but not limited to):

• Support the overall budget setting, tracking and overall financial control for the P&I function
• Ownership of multiple data sources to facilitate the monthly reporting for the functional KPI reporting metrics & financial performance - feeding into 1 monthly dashboard for Exec reporting
• Ownership of a monthly P&I update pack on key financial headlines and profitability for the team
• Support best practices and consistency of the product costing process through P74 across central functions and sites. Drive alignment to the S&G process to ensure there is visibility & transparency of key commercial info for all projects from concept to launch
• Working closely with central procurement, support on leading out cost out initiatives across group, reporting on projects & savings.
• Support proactive management of SKU & recipe rationalisation, helping to identify and track CI & cost saving initiatives.
• Support the Head of NPD G&S with regards budget responsibility for systems relating across the product & innovation function.
• Support the Head of NPD G&S on the tracking and reporting of R&D tax credit claims, working closely with Finance and site teams to maximise saving opportunity.
• Provide support in the assessment and valuation of new business opportunities for the P&I Team
• Provide support for the P&I Senior Leadership Team for any CAPEX proposals for approval
• Provide site & group finance teams with support for product cost information from P74 where required
This role could be suitable for someone with a finance background & therefore familiar with monthly reporting & KPI management that also has an interest and a degree of knowledge for the development process & what is involved through each of the stages from concept through to launch. Pilgrim's Pride Limited is a division of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, our business is part of the second largest food company in the world, whose team farm, process, prepare, package and deliver fresh, frozen and value-added food products for sale in more than 100 countries. We are proud to partner with more than 1,000 UK farmers who share our belief in the highest standards on animal welfare, efficiency, and quality. Our own farming operation is 100% RSPCA Higher Welfare, making us the largest producer of higher welfare pork globally, delivering 25% of pig meat to UK consumers.