Hermès Production 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

• Support the Director of Management Control in overseeing the activity of manufacturing partners and ensure reliable short- and medium-term capacity forecasts.
• Contribute to operational performance at partner sites and facilitate decision-making within external manufacturing.
• Manage production-capacity forecasting for leather goods sites across the Budget, Estimate and Mid-Term Plan phases; coordinate with partners and client-business operational managers to prepare and optimize capacity planning and reporting.
• During monthly closing, analyze forecast-to-actual variances with partners, prepare dashboards to monitor activity and site performance, including deliveries by métier, communicate results to HMS teams, and ensure accurate site invoicing through rate updates.
• Conduct financial and social analyses of partners, map risks, monitor sector developments, and prepare the annual file for hourly-rate revaluation.
• Oversee work-in-progress and finished-goods inventories with local logistics teams; analyze results and lead action plans with leather goods supply managers.
• Ensure compliance with HMS procedures covering new-employee training, tool proficiency, access rights, inventories, transport and security.
• Participate in on-site security and safety audits (DAR, ERM) and promote control processes and best practices in inventory, security, safety and IT.
• Act as key user for TM1 and Power BI, train new users and manage partners' access rights.
• Support production sites, in coordination with the Project and Process Manager, in deploying finance and production information systems.
• Work closely with HMS Finance and Internal Control, the supply-chain teams of 10 client métiers, and partner executive committees across production, HR, supply chain and finance.

Qualifications

• Degree from a business school or engineering school, or equivalent profile.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in management control, audit or supply chain.
• Excellent command of Excel for building and managing reporting and analysis tools.
• Strong interest in information systems; knowledge of SAP, M3, TM1 and Power BI is an advantage.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong oral and written communication, including synthesis, listening, assertiveness and critical thinking.
• Curiosity, commitment and comfort with figures.
• Autonomy, initiative and the ability to support change in a complex, growing environment.
• Collaborative mindset and interest in operational work.

Skills

Experience

At least 3 years in management control, audit or supply chain.

Education

Degree from a business school or engineering school, or equivalent profile.

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.

About Cerulean

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