Your new company
You will work with a large organisation with a considerable national presence. The company is very established in Cork and is recognised as a great place to develop your career. It has the scale to provide you with career opportunities. I can provide you with full details upon application.

Your new role
This will suit an accountant with an acumen for data analysis and a passion for supply chain management. The position is available due to an internal promotion, it reports to the Head of Supply Chain and plays a key role in developing partnerships with the Supply Chain teams and Finance teams to drive cost optimisation and support growth strategy, support the creation of a data-driven culture and contribute to the delivery of the companies' 2030 strategy.

• Working with colleagues in Supply Chain and Finance, prepare specific elements of Financial Planning outputs - 3YP, Budget and Forecasts - particularly the metrics that inform resource requirements.
• Working with the Supply Chain Performance team, provide clarity to data capabilities and potential for further development as part of wider Data Strategy, with particular focus on optimisation of PowerBI / Datalake and rollout of Anaplan;s
• Create value-adding dashboards and reports for Supply Chain teams.
• Review of weekly and monthly performance reports to bring insight and drive improvement.
• Support network stakeholders on ad hoc tasks.
• Maintain and evolve reporting to match changing needs of the Supply Chain function. Ensure consistency of performance measurement across the network and identify like-for-like metrics that can benchmark depots in each division.
• Identify performance issues in the network and escalate to appropriate team for resolution.
• Work with Finance colleagues to ensure Supply Chain metrics are accurate and consistent with financial outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience generating insights from data, developing action plans and supporting delivery in a commercial environment
  and proven track record of delivering high quality results in a fast-moving commercial environment
• Excellent commercial awareness and analytical skills
• Ability to work well both on own initiative and as part of a team
• Process oriented and a systematic problem solver
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing Skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Strong customer focus
• Competent with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Data analytics experience including PowerBI and Anaplan would be an advantage.
• Qualification in continuous improvement e.g. Lean six sigma, Green or Black belt LEAN or evidenced interest and potential to learn same would be an advantage.

What you'll get in return
You will work with a great company, with an excellent salary, benefits and development opportunities.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or reach out to Vincent Murray now.
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