Hermès Industrial Management Controller

About Hermès

This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.

Role & Responsibilities

• Partner with the directors and managers of the MOULINAGE VERNEDE and ATELIERS SPORT SOIE sites on production management, budgeting and financial decisions, and contribute to the sites’ strategic processes as a member of both management committees.
• Improve the reliability and analysis of financial and management data to support real-time activity management; propose and implement monitoring and control tools that make information more precise and transparent; and build structured, detailed budgets using reliable data from management systems.
• Participate in quarterly legal-entity closings and Group reporting in coordination with Hermès International; prepare and update summary and reporting documents.
• Prepare annual budgets and reforecasts covering capacity, investments, headcount, payroll, the income statement and balance sheet; monitor and analyse budget-to-actual variances; and draft commentary notes.
• Maintain, analyse and facilitate production indicators, optimise them in Excel, and rationalise production-management tools.
• Analyse monthly payroll; build and monitor standard and actual product costs; analyse actual-to-standard variances at each quarterly closing; analyse product margins and validate prices for new products; and conduct studies on margins, costs and break-even points by range or product.
• Prepare and comment on relevant monthly, quarterly and annual dashboards, including quantified production indicators, industrial reporting and performance measurement, as well as other documentation needed by the division or Group management to oversee activity.
• Coordinate with the statutory auditors during inventory periods.
• Consolidate investment budget data, validate commitments, analyse actual data and calculate ROI studies for investment projects.
• Work with Human Resources to prepare and consolidate information for budget preparation, and analyse variances at closing.
• Maintain and manage pricing databases on schedule and participate in the annual pricing process.
• Communicate and work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders in a multidisciplinary team; serve as a full member and business partner to the management teams of both sites.
• Travel regularly to Prades in the Ardèche region, with travel to Moulinage Vernède expected for approximately three days every two weeks.

Qualifications

• At least a bachelor’s degree plus five years of higher education (Bac +5), such as a business school qualification, with a focus on finance or management control.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role in an industrial company.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Excellent command of Excel and management systems such as ERP/MES, as well as Power BI.
• Ability to work in project mode.
• Proactive approach to improving business processes.
• Hands-on approach.
• Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to adapt communication and make effective arguments with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Persuasive, proactive and capable of taking initiative.
• Rigour, precision, autonomy, organisation and prioritisation skills.

Skills

Experience

At least 3 years in a similar role in an industrial company.

Education

At least Bac +5 level in finance or management control, such as a business school qualification.

Culture

The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.

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