Head of Business Navigation Selling (m/f/d)

The future looks like you

We build on traditions as long as they don't stop us from growing. Therefore, we continuously reflect our actions and strive for improvement. This is the only way we can live up to our own standards to reinvent the fashion business in a sustainable way. 

We see ourselves as sparringpartners for our peers in our European Headquarters in Düsseldorf and Brussels. In our daily business we focus on equality, fairness, openness and mutual trust.  

We’re looking for a seasoned finance professional with excellent people skills and experience in Digital finance support to strengthen our Business Navigation team and support this business on its growth path.

The Business Navigation team provides support to the C&A businesses and its leaders in steering the business towards profitable growth.  

Your responsibilities

• Co-Pilot to the Sales management team
• Enable fact-based decision making and performance management for the business leaders by generating insights, identifying opportunities and improvement areas and actively sharing these
• Execute and manage the budget, planning and forecasting processes
• Provide & Review management reports, including variance analysis (vs. plan, forecast and prior year)
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and deep dives
• Develop business cases, with clear metrics / benchmarks / thresholds, for new projects
• Support other areas in Business Navigation when needed

What you bring

• University degree or equivalent (MBA, CIMA) with a specialization in Finance and Control
• 5+ years’ experience in business facing finance roles in large corporations
• Experience in business controlling/navigation for Sales
• Exposure to fashion, consumer goods or other retail industries is a plus
• Financial metrics, KPIs and the functioning of P&L (profit & loss), balance sheet and cash flow statements
• Planning/Budgeting/forecasting (approaches, models and their application)
• Fluent in English, other languages are a plus

What we offer

• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment 
• In-depth induction into your new role 
• A positive working atmosphere with an open feedback culture 
• The option to work from home 
• In addition, you will enjoy attractive discounts including on a public transport travel pass