Production Controller
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis
Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a production controller to join our stellar/bold/passionate team to be based in Västerås.
In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.
The person will be managing production controlling in Västerås. You will support and work closely with the business leader and support the build up of operations. You will be working intimately with the operations team.
In general you have a long experience in the field and have been working as production controller in manufacturing industries and preferably complex projects.
Specifically, you have a deep understanding of working a fast paced organisation.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- You will be working with Business and production control for Västerås, partnering up with other functions, building business plans and define ways to identify gaps, opportunities.
- You will engage in the Business Unit P&L, connecting into the business model, striving to identify cost saving opportunities and efficiency gains.
- You will work with costing of our products and the set-up of the ERP system and analyse and follow up on standard cost and variances.
- You will define ways to measure and report on the business key indicators. This will also include development of cross charging and internal pricing mechanisms and principles.
- You will create tools for management to measure their business
- You will work closely with Vendors and Purchasing, following up on contracts and business activities and steer these into higher profitability, participating in procurements and contract writings and measure productivity, effectiveness and efficiency.
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You will work closely with the commercial teams, providing crucial insights that help to understand the business drivers and identify growth opportunities and follow up on customer projects.
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You will be a key driver in setting up new templates and KPIs, e.g driving sales and implementing a more efficient IT system to respond to business needs, setting the requirements on how to structure ERP to create more performance driven/ KPIs.
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You will work with detailed follow up through monthly reports including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow as well as operational KPIs
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You will be part of regular business reviews for the Business unit teams as well as towards the 1st and 2nd layer management.
The production controller will report into Business Control, with a dotted line to the business leader and work very closely with the overall finance team.
The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, pro-active in its nature, future oriented, curious and eager to learn. As you will be a real part of the line management and decision taking, you have the maturity to handle internal leaders and drive projects independently also with external stakeholders.
In this role you will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work. Our organization requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The controller is a vital member of the Finance team as well as the operational organisation and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.
Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.
Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
Education/Experience
- Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Studies, MBA is a plus
- 3+ years working experience preferably in manufacturing sector with previous proven experience in design and implement operational and financial KPI’s, working closely with the whole P&L
- A strong understanding of Financial systems & their impact on the Commercial P&L & KPIs together with a practical appreciation of how they can best be deployed by Commercial teams as an enabler.
- Strong understanding of production controlling and how it is connected to overall business.
- Experience in costing of products and understanding of standard costing and variance analysis
- Experience in working with cross-functional project teams.
- Confident and able to build strong and challenging working relations with Commercial teams.
- Curious, technically educated and with a strong business background
- Must have worked in multi-cultural environment
- Experience and interest in manufacturing industry is a plus
Specific Skills/Abilities
- Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
- Highly organized and result-driven
- An eye for detail
- Proactive and goes beyond expectations
- Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Has a can do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
- Ability to work in a high profile and often high pressured international environment
- Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor
- Passionate & purpose driven
Great Place to Work
World leading technique
Top specialists as team peers
International environment
Start-up possibilities
Warrant program
Wellness grant & Team Training Tuesdays
About the company
Northvolt was founded in 2016 with the mission to build the world’s greenest battery cell, with a minimal carbon footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling, to enable the European transition to renewable energy. Northvolt’s team of experts is building the next generation battery cell factory focused on process innovation, scale and vertical integration. Once completed, it will be Europe’s largest battery cell factory and produce 32 GWh worth of capacity annually.
We are currently in an exciting fast-growing phase and operate in a busy, fast moving environment, dealing with a wide range of stakeholders. We are staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We are also preparing for upcoming positions at the main factory, Northvolt Ett, in Skellefteå.
We want to work with experienced battery experts as well as talented and purpose driven people from all kinds of disciplines to make this happen. Those of us already on board share a bold streak and a passion for our mission. We are prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. We are a team dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun. Join us today!
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