Head of Finance, Wearables - Malmesbury, United Kingdom - Dyson

Dyson

Verified Company

Malmesbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Summary:

Salary:

Competitive

Team:
Finance

Location:

United Kingdom - Malmesbury Office

About the role:

As our Head of Finance, Wearables, you will provide finance leadership to the Wearables Category. Dyson organises its business into product Categories, which are responsible for a global Category Profit & Loss Statement (P&L).

This is a critical business partnering role, influencing decision making at RDD, Operations & Category leadership team, Executive Committee and Board Level.

You will work directly with the Wearables Category Directors and their Category leadership teams to plan, control and optimise the global Category P&L performance.

The overall objective of the role is to act as a key financial, commercial and strategic business partner to the Wearables Category Director, and their leadership teams

This will include:
- leading a financial agenda that balances short and medium term profit and cash delivery with long term sustainable growth and brand health;
- leading financial performance by establishing analytical capability and support that provides category and market intelligence;
- providing insight on business health by devising and holding the business to key financial and non-financial performance measures;
- providing clarity on and insight into the category outlook by leading short, medium and long term business planning;
- supporting ongoing product development by leading NPD evaluations and milestone governance;
- supporting the commercial development of the category by bringing a clear financial lens to ranging, pricing and product decisions and by driving transparency in volume performance, margin management, Brand Building Investment (BBI) effectiveness and cost control;
- optimising the business model, including by internally and externally benchmarking category and market performance;
- driving strong financial management by leading working capital management through the sales and operational planning forums, governing resource allocation, sponsoring cost initiatives (including product cost, capex, brand building and central costs) and driving a culture of generating strong financial returns and value for money.

You will lead category performance management from market reviews through to Executive and Board reporting:

drive accountability across markets, commercial and RDD;

- lead market benchmarking, product/channel/promotional/market mix management
- develop and manage timely and relevant reporting, analysis and KPI measures (financial and non-financial)

You will lead BBI and promo effectiveness:

drive financial returns to maximise Return on Investment (ROI)

- optimise product and infrastructure building investment
- drive effective promotional strategy.

You will support product lifecycle management:

manage portfolio analysis and effectiveness, sku proliferation, range transitioning, product end of life

- manage investment appraisal, milestones' governance, post investment review, and support launch scenario planning.

You will support sales and operational planning processes:

oversee category demand, supply and capacity planning and ensure they are aligned with financial forecasts

- support product allocation prioritisation and working capital management.

And you will support category strategy and business planning:

range planning, pricing, product strategy
Go To Market, business model development, competitor and market strategy
Drive cost optimisation across product, capex and operational costs.
Direct and indirect responsibility for managing the work and development of finance managers/analysts supporting commercial and RDD teams.

About you:

Qualified accountant with demonstrable heavyweight commercial postqualified experience.
Experience with premium consumer and/or technology businesses
Strong communication and leadership skills
High intellect and integrity
High gravitas and personal impact
Highly commercial with excellent strategic instincts
Able to overcome functional and market boundaries to gain consensus and drive change
Able to influence senior stakeholders
Able to manage complexity, competing interests, and conflicting priorities
Able to challenge preconceptions and entrenched beliefs
Able to develop, assess and advocate strategic options
Credible across a multifunctional organisation as somebody

Benefits:

Financial

Performancerelated bonus scheme
Competitive pension scheme
Life assurance and income protection
Discounts on Dyson machines and retail discounts
Free bus travel to and from campus (from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, and Swindon)

Lifestyle

27 days' holiday (plus bank holidays)
Free onsite lunches, fruit, and hot drinks
Free onsite sports centre, gym, hair salon, and lifestyle assistance (concierge)
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Ability to purchase additional holiday

Health