Job Description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilientand positiveto succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Why join our team?  

pladiswasestablishedin June 2016 and brings together the much loved, global brands of Godiva, McVitie’s,Ulker, andDeMet’sunder onepladisumbrella, to form a global giant in biscuits, chocolate, and confectionary. The UK &Ipladisregion employs 5,000 people across 13 locations in the UK &Ireland(nine manufacturing / distribution sites and four office locations), andis an anchor market for the business. 

What will this role achieve?  

The UK & I business has ambitious growth plans, and this role provides senior Commercial Finance leadership for how finance partners theCommercialorganisation. It is accountable for business partnering the VP Sales and Head of ROL, acting as a trusted,objectiveand value‑focused partner. Through planning, performance management and governance, the role ensures strong financial insight and discipline, enabling Customer teams to build effective strategies and make robust, value‑driven investment decisions.

What will be your key deliverables?  

• Provide overall Finance leadership for Cake & Retailer Own Label, owning end‑to‑end financial performance and value delivery across the portfolio.

• Partner closely withVPCake &Head ofROLandCommercial Finance Director to influence portfolio strategy, investmentprioritiesand long‑term growth plans.

• Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement finance to optimise cost structures to drive profitability

• Set the strategic financial direction for Cake & Retailer Own Label, ensuring customer strategies, JBPs and investment decisions are aligned to businessobjectivesand deliver sustainable, profitable growth.

• Lead the portfolio‑level Strategic Plan and AOP for Cake & ROL, defining growth levers, financialguardrailsand success metrics, with clear accountability for delivery.

• Own Cake & Retailer Own Label performance managementincluding monthly financial cycle.

• Provide high‑quality insight and constructive challenge at portfolio and customer level, raising the quality of commercial decision‑making and investment outcomes.

• Act as the escalation point for material financial risks, investmentdecisionsand control issues within the Cake & Retailer Own Label business.

What do you need for this role?  

• A qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with 7-10 years post qualification experience

• Provenexperiencein FMCG in Customer/ commercial Finance 

• Strong financial and commercial competence built over a10-yearminimumcareer 

• A passion for business performance management & analytics 

• Agility in ways of working

• Supply Chain understanding

• A strong collaborator andimpactfulcommunicator 

• Ability to influence and work collaboratively across the organisation 

• Ability to work optimally in an ambiguous and changing role and able to drive agenda forward 

• Self-motivating, and ability to challenge other teams to driveoptimumprofit outcome forpladis

• Advanced MS Excel, PPT and the ability to turn raw data into powerful insights

OUR WINNING TRAITS AND BEHAVIOURS  

• Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite 

• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still 

• Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success. 

• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks 

• Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring 

Diversity and inclusioniscentral to everything we do and is reflected across our business.pladisbrings together brands and people from around the world – and this diversity is our great strength. 

We’rean equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation toparticipatein the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation 

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.