Plant Cost and Asset Controller

The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies - from micro-processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells - even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate. Our ALOHA and Voltaix products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.

Responsibilities for this assignment include but are not limited to:
Costs and Inventory Analysis:

• Enable site leaders to analyze the evolution of monthly costs, including determination of trends, and assist in maintaining costs within budget assigned by operations control;

• Facilitate the efficiency program at site level to enable site management to achieve the cost optimization objectives set by Site Management and Ops Control;

• Ensure the performance of cycle counts, and the biannual physical count by site personnel in accordance with Internal Controls criteria, under the supervision of Entity Finance;

• Provide monthly inventory, mobile asset, and consumable spare-parts consumption analysis with extensive explanations on any deviations to entity Finance and Ops Control managers in close collaboration with the team on site;

• Implement robust, standardized processes to manage and oversee spare parts consumption;

• Support site management, Ops Control, and the Investment Director to enable the review of the realization of expected benefits for investments on-site;

• Review exception reports from SAP, and enable site management to maintain the quality of data and reliability of information streams in a satisfactory level;

• Enable Ops Control to monitor profitability of ALAM products at site level;

• Assist entity finance manager to ensure accurate cost allocation across cost centers while assessing variances;

• Lead the development of reporting metrics, tools, and carry out complex, ad hoc analysis;

Required Qualifications And Competencies

• Bachelors in Finance or Bachelors in Engineering and 3+ years of experience in manufacturing environment or7+ years of equivalentwork experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated capability in cost analysis or aptitude for financial analysis

• Experience with SAP is required;

• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills;

• Experience partnering with site leadership, willing to engage people from all levels in order to increase cost awareness of the site;

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and strong interpersonal skills;

• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations;

• Autonomous and able to work with cross functional teams;

• Commitment to uncompromising accuracy in data management;

• Ability to think critically, and manage multiple tasks and priorities;

• Ability to prioritize, manage time independently, set objectives and milestones.

Preferred Qualifications And Competencies

• Experience with Microsoft Power BI;

• Proficiency in Google Sheets and Google Slides;

• Experience communicating with senior management / senior organizational stakeholders.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.