Senior Business Controller De Lier • Laudame Financials

Are you an experienced business controller invigorated by complex challenges? At De Jong Verpakking by Stora Enso – one of the largest producers of corrugated trays and boxes – you’ll have the opportunity to significantly influence an organization amidst a major transformation.

As Senior Business Controller, you are responsible for supply chain, transport, warehousing, and general operations. Your role involves translating data into impactful insights and collaborating closely with departments such as operations, sales, production, and logistics.

• Transport & Supply Chain Controlling, Analyze transportation costs, truck occupancy rates, and external storage usage to enhance planning, loading efficiency, and cost-effectiveness without compromising customer satisfaction.
• Forecasting & Scenario Analysis, Develop rolling forecast and scenario models based on growth drivers to enable proactive organizational strategies.
• Streamlining Reports & Dashboards, Revamp the current management information system, which involves considerable manual effort, by automating reporting processes and developing efficient dashboards in cooperation with the BI team.
• Projects within Turn-Around Plan, Contribute to an accelerated optimization program focusing on pricing, cost structures, and production efficiency, acting as a content expert and business sparring partner.
• Financial Consulting, Supporting other units within Business Unit Western Europe as required, of which De Jong Verpakking is a unit.  

You will collaborate closely with colleagues in business control, financial control, transactional finance, and BI. De Jong Verpakking boasts a hands-on, direct, and pragmatic culture, yet encourages personal growth, initiative, and entrepreneurship.

We are seeking a seasoned business controller with a keen sense for production environments and supply chain complexities. You should have:

• A completed HBO/WO degree in finance, business administration, or accountancy;
• At least 8 years of experience in a similar role within a production company;
• Strong analytical skills, a structured working approach, and a good operational understanding;
• The ability to work independently while actively seeking collaboration;
• Excellent communication skills, a critical and solution-oriented mindset;
• Capacity to elevate the role to the level of Business Partnering alongside two other business controllers;
• Fluency in English; Dutch is a plus but not required.

• An annual salary ranging from €95,000 to €115,000, based on experience;
• Optional company car;
• A bonus percentage of 5% and max 10% (based on individual and company performance of gross annual salary);
• A pivotal role in an organization with significant growth potential;
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a direct impact on the company;
• Ample opportunities for initiative-taking, optimization, and personal development.

De Jong Verpakking is part of the Business Unit Western Europe in the Packaging Solutions Business Area of Stora Enso, a Swedish/Finnish listed company. As one of Europe's largest producers of corrugated cardboard packaging, De Jong Verpakking operates from De Lier, producing millions of boxes daily for the fruit and vegetable, flower and industrial sectors. In addition to De Jong Verpakking, the Business Unit Western Europe has a number of units in wholesale and industrial services in the Benelux and other production facilities in Germany.

Since its acquisition in 2023, De Jong Verpakking has joined Stora Enso, a leader in renewable materials operating in over 50 countries, marking a new phase of sustainable development and significant growth, underscored by the recent construction of a new factory. The company focuses strongly on sustainable innovation and replaces fossil-based materials with renewable alternatives.