Executive Assistant

• Manage intricate calendars and navigate scheduling conflicts with ease.
• Organize engaging meetings by booking the perfect rooms, coordinating attendees, arranging catering, and crafting agendas.
• Plan international travel and handle expense processes through SAP Concur.
• Prepare, refine, and enhance correspondence, presentations, and reports to ensure clarity and impact.
• Foster clear and timely communication on behalf of the executive, building trust and transparency.
• Support informed decision-making with insightful research, data analysis, and comprehensive summaries.
• Track and manage key projects to ensure deadlines are met, and deliverables are achieved.
• Champion strategic improvements that align with business goals while nurturing strong, collaborative relationships.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Prepare detailed financial, economic, and statistical analyses to support operational performance and strategic decision-making.
• Track and consolidate productivity initiatives, ensuring accurate financial benefit measurement and reporting.
• Analyze operational KPIs and cost drivers to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the Flavors division.
• Conduct cost benchmarking and variance analysis, recommending actions to improve P&L performance.
• Support monthly and quarterly results reporting, including profitability analysis, commentary, and insights for senior leadership.
• Lead financial modeling for productivity, RSA reduction, and working-capital improvement projects.
• Support quarterly forecasting and annual budget cycles with robust assumptions, scenario modelling, and variance explanations.
• Develop and enhance standard financial processes, reporting tools, and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and audit requirements across Operations Finance.

Senior Financial Planning and Analysis, Taste

Manager

• Lead and oversee all plant manufacturing activities—including production, materials management, quality control, and manufacturing engineering—to ensure safe, reliable, and cost‑effective operations.
• Champion a strong safety culture by driving site engagement, regulatory compliance, and a long‑term commitment to zero incidents.
• Promote and communicate the plant’s vision, values, strategies, and objectives, ensuring alignment across all teams.
• Build a culture of trust, employee engagement, and capability development while fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at all levels.
• Act as a change leader by challenging existing paradigms and strengthening continuous improvement and problem‑solving practices across the site.
• Ensure world‑class performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost, and People through effective leadership and operational excellence.
• Maintain and improve production capacity, drive asset reliability, and support maintenance best practices to meet customer service and manufacturing plan commitments.
• Collaborate closely with global network partners, business leaders, and functional teams to enhance competitiveness and operational performance.
• Set the plant’s future vision and define critical operating objectives to support long‑term business goals.

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Executive Assistant

Senior Financial Planning and Analysis, Taste

Plant Manager