KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Active role within WACKER SILICONES’ BU/SU/Operations relevant (decision-making) committees. Business advisor for all relevant questions and decision-making points; sparring partner of other managerial functions.

• Analysis and statements on all financial matters of company and business-fields, including but not limited to

• Opportunities and risks for the business unit(s)
• Profitability analysis
• Investment and profitability calculations/analysis
• Shutdown and bottleneck considerations

-    Company and business-field evaluations

-    Evaluation of acquisitions or divestments

• Creation of / comments on planned / actual CM analysis
• Creation of rolling forecasts

•    Planning / budgeting (BP1, BP5) including sales & profit, cost center planning and cost unit controlling

•    Creation and further development of a regular global reporting systems on BU/SU/Operations level

•    Introduction / further development of business instruments and controlling aids

•    Evaluation / analysis of the business development of joint ventures

•    Business contact person of BUs/SUs/Operations advice and training on all controlling-related topics

•    Lead and participation in projects of the division and its subunits (BU, SU, Operations, Innovation, …)

•    Agile deployment within the organizational unit to balance workload peaks

•    Special assignments

• Ad-hoc inquiries
• Divisional projects (e.g. M&A projects, establishment of JVs, etc.)
• Support of trainees / interns / diploma students
• Business Trainings

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

Education

• Master's/Bachelor’s degree in business with a focus on controlling, finance, accounting or management (Master’s degree preferred) or similar qualifications, or a degree in chemistry with additional qualifications in business studies.

Practical Experience

• Several years of experience in controlling or comparable business fields in multinational company; alternatively, experience in a business consultancy firm.

Knowledge

• Very good knowledge of business administration
• Very good knowledge of methods and procedures of operational and strategic controlling
• Knowledge of production processes, material flows and WACKER SILICONES’ product portfolio
• Good basic chemical-technological knowledge

Skill

• Strong analytical capabilities; able to comprehend complex issues and think using an entrepreneurial mindset

• Sound experience in presentation and moderation techniques as well as in project management
• Very good written and spoken English and Chinese
• Very good software user skills (MS Office, SAP + Business Objects)
• Flexibility, commitment, resilience
• Ability to work independently and in a self-organized manner
• Ability to work in a team; willingness to collaborate cross-functionally
• Assertiveness and persuasiveness
• Sense of responsibility

Others

• Willingness to go on domestic / international business trip / training