Head of Controlling (m/f/d) Global Supply Chain

As Head of Controlling Global Supply Chain, you will play a key role in shaping the financial direction of Fresenius Kabi’s Global Supply Chain organization. Acting as Finance Business Partner to the Head of Global Supply Chain and the leadership team , you will provide strategic financial guidance, high-quality insights, and clear decision support for a highly international and business-critical area. This high-impact individual contributor role combines financial planning, analysis, reporting , forecasting, budgeting, and inventory steering with close collaboration across functions, regions, and senior stakeholders. The position reports directly to the CFO Global Technical Operations.

Your responsibilities

• Shape the financial agenda for Global Supply Chain as a trusted Finance Business Partner to the Head of Global Supply Chain and the leadership team.
• Provide strategic financial guidance, high-quality insights, and decision support to drive business performance and long-term value creation.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting processes with a strong focus on accuracy, transparency, and compliance.
• Steer financial results toward agreed targets by identifying risks, opportunities, and actionable improvement measures.
• Develop and implement financial concepts that support effective supply chain steering, inventory management, and operational excellence.
• Provide fact-based analyses and strategic recommendations to senior management on key supply chain and Technical Operations topics.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across functions, regions, and hierarchy levels to enable informed and impactful decision-making.
• Contribute as a member of the Technical Operations Finance and Global Supply Chain Leadership Teams, bringing financial leadership to strategic discussions.

Your profile

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, combined with a strong financial mindset.
• 10+ years of experience in controlling, ideally with a strong background in supply chain or manufacturing controlling.
• Deep expertise in supply chain controlling, including warehousing, distribution, global demand planning, variance analysis, and inventory management.
• Strong ability to act as a confident sparring partner, constructively challenge stakeholders, and build trusted, productive relationships.
• Proven success in a comparable global role, preferably within a complex, multinational matrix organization.
• Confidence to challenge the status quo, drive initiatives forward, and communicate effectively across functions and hierarchy levels.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to create meaningful analyses and compelling management presentations; Power BI knowledge is a plus.
• Fluent English language skills for an international business environment; German language skills are an advantage.