Global FP&A Director Supply Chain

Description

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

General Description of the role

This role is part of the Global FP&A Supply Chain organization, acting as a strategic finance leader across regions and global operations.

It combines:

• Regional FP&A leadership for EMEA and APAC Supply Chain
• Global coordination and consolidation of Manufacturing financials

The mission is to:

• Ensure end-to-end visibility of Supply Chain financial performance, risks, and opportunities

• Drive alignment between regional execution and global financial strategy

• Act as a key finance partner to Global Supply Chain leadership, enabling decision-making on cost optimization, investments, and operational transformation

• Ensure full end-to-end financial governance of Supply Chain economics, including cost controlling, inventory management, and capital allocation.

In this role he/she acts as Finance Business Partner to the Head of Manufacturing & Engineering and other GSC function heads (R&D, Quality, HSE …) as well as to the EMEA Regional head of Supply Chian and APAC Regional head of Supply Chain. This role manages a team of 27 headcounts located across Europe and Asia Pacific Region, supervising 7 Productive Legal Entities (Italy, France (3), UK, Greece, Martinique) where all the SC flows are in place (Manufacturing & Engineering, Logistics) and 8 Non-Productive Legal Entities (Spain, South Africa, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Ukraine and Russia) which, after an organizational review, have been recently included in SC perimeter focusing mainly on local Logistic flows

Mission/Objectives

• Lead FP&A for Supply Chain across EMEA and APAC regions, ensuring consistency in planning, reporting, and performance management

• Coordinate and consolidate Global Manufacturing financials focusing on cost performance and productivity

• Act as finance business partner to Global Supply Chain leadership, supporting strategic decisions and long-term value creation

• Drive adoption of standard FP&A models, processes, and tools across regions and functions

• Ensure high-quality, timely, and actionable financial insight at Group level

• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering, R&D, Innovation, Quality and HSE at global level to develop strategies, guarantee a deep understanding of financials, analyze performance, risks and opportunities in the manufacturing area

• Ensure internal communication, information and reporting re. Manufacturing & Engineering operations and financials to internal stakeholders (Group FP&A, IFRS Consolidated Financial Reporting, IR & CF, Global Planning, Procurement…)

Key Responsibilities and Activities

Regional FP&A Leadership (EMEA & APAC)

• Lead planning cycles (Budget, Rolling Forecasts, Long-Term Plan) and costing sign-off

• Oversee monthly performance reporting, KPIs, and variance analysis

• Ensure full visibility on COGS, logistics, and inventory performance

• Act as trusted advisor to Regional SC Leads across Manufacturing, Logistics, and Planning

• Drive cost controlling and cost optimization initiatives across regions, challenging cost structures and identifying efficiency levers

• Ensure robust inventory management control, including stock valuation, slow-moving/obsolete inventory monitoring, and working capital optimization

• Validate and challenge standard costs, actual production costs, and variances in collaboration with plants and regional teams

• Support end-to-end cost visibility from production to distribution

Global Manufacturing Coordination & Consolidation

• Own the consolidation and reporting of Manufacturing & Engineering P&L, and productivity initiatives

• Coordinate regional inputs to ensure consistency of assumptions, KPIs, and financial methodologies

• Ensure alignment between plant-level performance and global strategic targets

• Oversee product costing frameworks, ensuring alignment between local costing practices and Group standards

• Ensure consistency in inventory valuation, and profit-in-stock mechanics

• Drive financial governance on manufacturing productivity programs (OEE, yield, waste, efficiency)

• Support evaluation of make-or-buy decisions, footprint changes, and capacity investments

Business Partnering & Strategic Support

• Partner with Global Head of Manufacturing & Engineering and SC leadership teams

• Provide financial insights to support: Strategic initiatives and transformation program

• Active support:

  • Network optimization and footprint decisions
  • Logistics optimization (transport, warehousing, service vs. cost trade-offs)

• Translate operational drivers into financial impact (COGS, margin, cash)

• Support ROI evaluation and post-investment reviews for key SC initiatives

FP&A Governance, Processes & Transformation

• Ensure consistency of planning, reporting, and controlling models across regions

• Drive continuous improvement of tools, systems, and data quality

• Support integration/dismissal of entities and alignment to Group FP&A standards

• Contribute to Finance transformation initiatives

• Support deployment of integrated business planning (IBP) and supply-finance alignment

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a distributed FP&A team across regions

• Provide functional leadership to regional and plant-level Manufacturing FP&A community

  • Foster a culture of:
  • Accountability
  • Business partnership
  • Continuous improvement

• Develop finance capabilities in Supply Chain environments, strengthening business partnering vs. transactional mindset

Key Relationships

Internal:

• Global Supply Chain Leadership (Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Planning)

• Regional CFOs and Finance teams

• Group FP&A and Consolidation teams

• Plant and Regional SC FP&A teams

• IFRS Consolidated Financial Reporting,

• IR & CF team

External:

• Consultants and external advisors

Experience & Education & Skills

• 10+ years of FP&A / Controlling experience in multinational manufacturing preferably in FMCG and beverage industries

• Strong background in Supply Chain Finance and industrial controlling

• Proven experience in matrix organizations and cross-regional roles

• Experience with costing and performance analysis

• Degree in Economics, Finance, or Engineering

• International working experience

Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in planning, reporting, and financial modeling

• Deep understanding of COGS, inventory, Capex, and supply chain

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Ability to operate effectively in global, cross-cultural environments

• International mindset and cross-cultural working attitude

• Fluent in English, knowledge of a second language is a plus

• Understanding of ERP Business Solutions logic and EPM systems

Mobility: the role requires availability to perform frequent domestic and abroad business trips.

Compensation and grading

The indicative annual gross salary (base salary) for this position ranges within €105,000.00 - €135,000.00 + 20% STI, depending on the candidate’s experience, skills, and overall profile.

The role is classified in accordance with the CCNL Dirigenti Industria collective labor agreement – Dirigente level.

The position might also include a variable compensation component and a benefits package in line with applicable company policies.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well-being, empowerment, and engagement. Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection.

Note to applicants:

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