Senior Manager Gross Margin and Performance (Operations) - alacant
hace 4 días
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Overview In this role you will drive profitability and operational excellence across a global manufacturing network. You will partner with Finance, Operations and IT to enhance margin transparency and reporting, and shape decision-making at scale. Your work will focus on standardizing margin governance, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and translating data into actionable insights for cross-functional leaders. This is a high-impact role in a collaborative, international environment with strong growth potential. Compensaciones / Beneficios • flexible hybrid working model, • training opportunities, • individual development plans, • inclusive culture Responsabilidades, • Lead the global Operations gross margin framework across sites and regions, • Analyze cost drivers (productivity, labour, material, overheads, fixed cost absorption) to reveal margin performance, • Partner with Finance, Operations and IT to improve data quality and align financial systems, • Identify profitability improvement opportunities and support cost optimisation with measurable impact, • Develop and maintain global standards for margin reporting, variance analysis and governance, • Translate complex operational/financial data into clear insights for strategic decision-making, • Collaborate with stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting and long-term operational planning Requisitos principales, • Bachelor in Finance, Business, Economics, • 8-12+ years' experience in Operations Finance, manufacturing controlling or gross margin management in multi-site manufacturing, • Proven experience partnering with Operations leaders to improve performance and profitability, • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, standard costing, productivity, labour, material and overhead cost drivers, • Advanced analytical skills with Excel, financial modelling and data visualization tools (Power BI or Tableau), • Confident communicator with ability to influence senior stakeholders across Operations, Finance and Supply Chain, • Proactive, results-driven mindset with continuous improvement track record, • ERP systems such as SAP, • English fluency; Spanish advantageous, • MedTech or healthcare manufacturing experience advantageous, • cross-functional collaboration, • influencing senior stakeholders, • continuous improvement mindset, • Excel, • financial modelling, • Power BI