(Senior) Controller Operations

Jack Wolfskin lives to discover and encourages people to go on new outdoor adventures, connecting with nature and rewilding themselves. Through sustainable German engineered apparel, footwear and equipment that protects and inspires, we enable everyone to experience more moments of outdoor discovery. Our success is based on a shared wanderlust and the collective input from our team of free spirits, forward thinkers and discoverers. Sharing the same values, we focus on having a positive impact through product innovations, more sustainable solutions and business practices as well as advocacy programs.

We encourage an open forum of ideas throughout all departments and honor collaborative discoverers who lead by introducing new paths. A career with Jack Wolfskin is anything but ordinary.

Join us at our headquarters in Idstein as **(Senior) Controller Operations / Local COGS (M/F/x).**

**The story begins**:

- Oversee costs associated with product, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, and sourcing within the P&L framework, including Standard COGS and Variable Costs like PPV or FOB
- Manage cost structures through effective cost management, controlling, and forecasting techniques
- Leverage prior experience in operations, supply chain, and product sourcing to enhance performance
- Maintain and update financial models encompassing the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements, along with other operational models and reports
- Compile, maintain, and deliver monthly financial reporting packages to stakeholders
- Develop precise financial forecasts for expenses, ensuring accuracy and reliability
- Create and manage reporting metrics that provide insights into the overall health of the business
- Customize financial reports based on the specific needs and requirements of various business groups
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze, forecast, and report revenue and expenses accurately
- Work closely with department managers to review monthly results and forecast future periods
- Assist department managers in identifying and developing business requirements translated into key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Identify and address operational inefficiencies within current processes to optimize group effectiveness

**Your proven path**:

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial analysis, controlling, or related field, with a focus on cost management within operations, logistics, supply chain, or product sourcing
- Strong understanding of cost accounting principles and methodologies, with experience in standard COGS, variable costs, and cost variance analysis
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, v-lookups, power query, macros, sorts, and filters
- Proficiency in Microsoft Power BI and SAP Business Objects
- Strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and modeling skills

**We are an outdoor gear company and we act like it**:

- An international working environment and a responsible and sustainable company in all areas
- We combine flexible working hours and hybrid working with modern workplaces and a dress code that emphasizes casual dress
- In a casual and continuous development environment, success is just as important to us as sports activities in our own sports hall, in the great outdoors and a membership in a local gym
- In addition, we reward your commitment with additional company benefits, free coffee and tea, employee discounts, and team events you will remember with pleasure
- A great campus where you can relax while you work

**Want to join us?**:
**Job Details**:
Title

(Senior) Controller Operations / Local COGS (M/F/x)

Area of activity

Controlling

Location

Idstein (Headquarter)

Entry level

Professionals

Start date

as soon as possible

Contract type

Unlimited