Category Controller DACH (Dairy) (m/f/d) - limited for 18 months

Job description

About the job

You love strong brands - we love strong personalities! Become part of Danone and our team with the successful brands Volvic, Aptamil, Activia, Actimel, Alpro and more.

 

·  Act as financial business partner to Topline and cross‑functional teams, enabling aligned, data‑driven decision‑making
·  Provide early performance insights through robust analyses to proactively steer the business
·  Drive continuous improvement of controlling tools, reports, and planning systems and support and initiate finance transformation
·  Ensure timely and accurate month‑end closings for the Dairy Category, including variance and trend analysis
·  Own and support the monthly forecasting process, delivering reliable forecasts with risks & opportunities, scenarios, and clear recommendations

 
About you

·  Successfully completed Master’s in Business Administration with focus on finance, controlling or a comparable field
·  Several years of experience in controlling, finance and business partnering, ideally in FMCG
·  Very good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel; experience with SAP desirable
·  Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to translate numbers into clear business insights
·  Learning‑oriented, flexible, and resilient, with an agile mindset and affinity for process improvement and optimization
·  Highly self‑motivated with an independent working style and strong communication skills
·  Fluent in English

This position is vacant from the 1st of July 2026 and is located in our german based offices. The position is limited for 18 months.
About Danone

OWN your IDEAS

In our culture, respect and team spirit are embedded at all levels: the best idea is not determined by the hierarchical level.

OWN your CAREER

Your career path is not a one-way street. Individual career plans give you freedom and flexibility: We support you - e.g. with our coaching and mentoring offer

OWN your IMPACT

A job means so much more than titles and earning money. With us you have the opportunity to really make a difference and improve the health of people and the planet.

 

Come to Danone and make our team even more colorful and diverse.

We say: bring your very own self into our teams - because we count on the individuality of everyone. #Dan'OwnYourUniqueness

 

YOUR BENEFITS  

·  Modern office with open space
·  Mobile and flexible working
·  Various education opportunities
·  Pension
·  Pick & Choose from the categories Transportation, Health, Lunch, Childcare and more! Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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