What is your role?

A nice role connected to the strategic and tactical choices that Lely makes within its international Commercial organization. You will end up in a very essential position directly linked to our CCO. We expect a solid discussion partner, with strong Business Control skills and a great commercial understanding. Important topics are:

The global expansion ambition
The development of new product/market combinations
Optimizing sales volumes at varying price levels
Risks and opportunities with regard to our (future) customer base
Further optimizing / continuously improving the (financial) performance of the sales channels and sales processes
Further optimizing / continuously improving the (financial) performance of the (own) Lely Centers
M&A

You act as the Finance Navigation Partner of our CCO and our other international key stakeholders. You are part of the Sales MT. In this role, you will advise, support and challenge the commercial organization and provide insight into financial and non-financial performance to support management's decision-making. This with the aim of ensuring that the chosen strategic path creates the desired value at acceptable risk levels. Your experience, analytical and advisory skills are essential. In addition, you lead the sales team through the planning & control cycle, you develop business models and case studies and you are involved in M&A activities, You are a real spider in the web where you connect people from the business and the CFO segment (including IT, Legal and Tax).
You report to the Head of Finance and Control and are part of the Finance & Control team. The Finance & Control team has started the Finance Innovators Program. An important program to further professionalize and digitize our Finance organization. We expect an active contribution from you, including in the field of developing the role of the business controller.

Do you want to use your commercial and business control skills to help Lely internationally and do you come to work with us? 

What are you going to do:

High-level sparring Partner in the organization
Scenario planning and forecasting
Making connections between value drivers, KPIs and finances
Monitoring/analyzing results
Risk and opportunity management,
Advising and supporting in Business Development incl. new revenue models
Drafting Business Cases
Functional management of the regional controllers in the different regions

What is your experience?

Completed University education in the field of business administration or economics, supplemented with RC is an advantage;

10 years of relevant work experience in an international commercial environment;
Connector between business and finance: You understand how business processes and management agendas work and you can place this in a broad business and macroeconomic context;
Experience in working with other cultures and foreign teams
Persuasive communication and advisory skills;
Helicopter view
Experience in developing business models, cost price models, business cases and dashboards;
Experience with project management and project-based work (changes);
Continuous drive to improve and innovate;
Experience with ERP and business intelligence (M3, Tableau and Tagetik is an advantage);
Familiar with LEAN and Agile.

What do we offer you?

An amazing job at an international company that is constantly at the forefront of the agricultural sector to make the life of the farmer ever easier, more sustainable and more profitable. In order to support our international growth as Lely and to realize our even greater ambitions, your new department, together with the other finance colleagues, has an important role in protecting and creating value for our organization.

Working at Lely means:

Working in an international environment at one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands;
Freedom in organizing your own work;
Salary scale that runs between €6000,- and €8000, - and has a 10% bonus where we would like you to be able to grow;
27 vacation days and 13 roster-free days;
The possibility to sell 6 roster-free days per year;
Flexibility in working hours and the ability to work remotely;
Contribution to various insurance premiums;
Lely Academy with a range of different courses that you can follow without obligations;
Company restaurant with a rich and healthy offer;
Working in an enthusiastic and ambitious team.
#FitatLely program with a variety of activities around themes Mind, Body and Food.

In addition, family business of the year 2019, Great Place to Work certified and much more...

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Want to know more about this vacancy?

Milou van Ruijven

Call or WhatsApp +31(0)6 8302 7414

About Lely

At Lely, we believe in achieving a sustainable, profitable and agreeable future for dairy farmers by combining robotisation, engineering and farming expertise.

It all started with a dream cherished by two brothers in Maassluis 70 years ago, and ever since, we have worked to become innovative market leaders in automated systems for dairy farmers across the globe. With a team of 1,600 professional specialists, we work constantly to bring about revolutionary solutions for the agro industry. We are based at our Maassluis Campus, a building which features the highest sustainability performance possible, not just in the Netherlands, but on a global scale. Our overall objective: making dairy farming interesting, also for the coming generations.