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Commercial Controlling Manager (Fixed-Term Contract, 18 Months)

Job Details

Contract Type:
Limited, 1.5 Years / Full-Time
Country / City:
Poland / Warsaw
Company:
NIVEA Polska Sp. z o.o.
Job Function:
Finance (incl. Accounting, Controlling)

Your Tasks

As Commercial Controlling Manager, you will act as the strategic finance partner for the Cosmetics business in Poland. You will work at the heart of commercial decision-making, partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Growth Management (RGM) and senior leadership teams to accelerate profitable growth, optimize investments, and drive business performance.
You will translate complex data into actionable business insights, challenge the status quo, and influence strategic decisions across customers, categories, brands, and channels.


Principal Accountabilities/Main Functions

  1. Strategic Commercial Business Partnering Act as trusted Finance Business Partner to Sales, Marketing and Revenue Growth Management teams. Drive profitable growth through financial insights, strategic recommendations and constructive challenge of commercial decisions.
  2. Customer & Category Profitability Management Lead customer, category and brand profitability analyses. Identify growth opportunities, risks and performance drivers, translating insights into actionable recommendations that improve business results.
  3. Revenue Growth & Commercial Investment Steering Act as copilot to RGM team in driving promotion effectiveness, pricing excellence and trade investment management. Ensure commercial investments deliver sustainable returns and support achievement of profitability targets.
  4. Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management Lead forecasting and planning processes for sales, volume, investments and profitability. Provide transparency on business performance and actively contribute to S&OP and commercial decision-making forums.
  5. Business Performance, Reporting & Continuous Improvement Ensure timely, accurate and insightful reporting for local and global stakeholders. Drive automation, simplification and continuous improvement of processes, tools and ways of working.
  6. Leadership & Capability Building Lead, coach and develop the Commercial Controlling team while fostering a high-performance culture. Contribute actively to the international Commercial Controlling community through sharing best practices and driving functional excellence.

Your Profile

Education & Experience

  • Master's degree in Finance, Economics, International Business, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in Finance, Controlling, Commercial Finance, or Business Partnering roles.
  • Strong understanding of FMCG commercial environments, including Sales, Marketing, Revenue Growth Management

Technical Expertise

  • Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and business analysis skills.
  • Proven experience translating complex financial data into clear business recommendations.
  • Advanced knowledge of SAP, data warehouses, reporting tools, and MS Office applications.
  • Experience with modern analytics and digital finance solutions is an advantage.

Leadership & Personal Capabilities

  • Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to inspire, coach, and develop teams.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across all organizational levels.
  • Strong business acumen combined with strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
  • Outstanding communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to make complex financial topics easily understandable.
  • Highly collaborative team player with excellent relationship-building capabilities.
  • Comfortable operating in fast-changing and complex environments.
  • Strong change management and conflict resolution skills.
  • Results-driven, resilient, and focused on delivering sustainable business impact.
  • Fluent English, written and spoken.

Your benefits

    International Work Environment
    Critical Illness Policy
    Attractive Salary
    Buddies & Mentoring
    Modern Office & Equipment
    Health & Wellbeing Offers
    Corporate Training & Development
    International Work Environment
    Critical Illness Policy
    Attractive Salary
    Buddies & Mentoring
    Modern Office & Equipment
    Health & Wellbeing Offers
    Corporate Training & Development
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      Get to know: Chunchun

      I am working for the corporate venture capital department, where we invest into early stage innovative companies to shape the future of skin care. My role at Beiersdorf enables me to engage in the dynamic innovation ecosystem across the globe, and get inspired by entrepreneurs and scientists in various fields. Every day I take away new insights from work – a steep learning curve!

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