Senior Manufacturing Controller
Corbion
Summary
Corbion is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Controller, North America based in Totowa, NJ. In this role, you will drive operational and financial performance across the four Corbion Manufacturing Sites in North America and two blending sites in Mexico and Brazil. As a strategic business partner to the site directors, you will act as a catalyst for value creation, delivering actionable insights from financial and operational data, challenging assumptions, and enabling informed decision-making that drives sustainable growth, optimized cost, and improved cash flow. You will lead a team of manufacturing controllers, ensuring alignment between strategy and operational execution.
Job description
Responsibilities Include:
Business Partnering
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the site director and leadership team.
- Proactively challenge assumptions and drive informed decision making to improve profitability, cost structure and cash flow.
- Translate operational strategies into financial plans, KPIs, and performance metrics.
- Provide site P&L leadership: efficiency, utilization, labor productivity, maintenance effectiveness and other cost optimization initiatives.
- Critically evaluate footprint changes, capacity expansions, insourcing/outsourcing, develop capex business cases and post-investment reviews.
- Drive optimal inventory levels and own inventory valuation and provision.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and develop the team of manufacturing controllers of the respective manufacturing sites.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Align team efforts with organizational objectives and support professional growth.
Performance Management & Insights
- Drive forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning.
- Deliver timely, relevant and actionable insights through advanced analytics and business intelligence tools (SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Fabric, Power BI), translating complex financial data into clear, impactful recommendations.
- Proactively identify, validate and track opportunities for cost optimization, productivity, working capital improvement, and strategic investment ensuring benefits land in P&L and cash.
- Monitor and report on manufacturing performance, highlighting risks and opportunities.
- Support the Director Business Control Manufacturing on projects and/or ad-hoc assignments.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to align financial goals with strategic priorities.
- Contribute to global finance transformation, standardization, and best-practice sharing.
- Influence senior stakeholders through clear, concise financial narratives.
- Collaborate with Financial Accounting teams to ensure timely accurate and complete financial records
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to financial policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
- Support internal/external audits and uphold high standards of financial integrity and transparency.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
- 6+ years of manufacturing finance experience including as a business partner to leadership.
- Expertise in financial, manufacturing, and supply chain processes.
- Proven track record as a Finance Business Partner to site management and senior corporate stakeholders.
- Proficiency in SAP (S/4HANA), BI and planning tools (SAP Analytics Cloud, Fabric, Power BI) and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Business acumen and proactive, hands-on approach.
- Confident and assertive, with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to simplify and communicate complex financial information.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complex challenges.
- Continuous improvement mindset and openness to change.
- Resilient under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
- 6+ years of manufacturing finance experience including as a business partner to leadership
- Expertise in financial, manufacturing, and supply chain processes
- Proven track record as a Finance Business Partner to site management and senior corporate stakeholders
- Proficiency in SAP (S/4HANA), BI and planning tools (SAP Analytics Cloud, Fabric, Power BI)
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Business acumen and proactive, hands-on approach
- Confident and assertive, with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders
- Strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to simplify and communicate complex financial information
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complex challenges
- Continuous improvement mindset and openness to change
- Resilient under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines
Benefits
- Bonus potential
- Paid time off
- Company holidays
- 401(k) Matching
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Basic Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Education Assistance
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Lifestyle and Wellness Benefits
Company overview
Corbion is a Dutch sustainable ingredients company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with over a century of innovation experience. As a global leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, the company specializes in developing sustainable food-ingredient solutions through advanced fermentation technology and application development. Corbion's portfolio includes lactic acid and derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional ingredient blends, and algae-derived nutritional ingredients. The company serves diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. With a workforce of approximately 2,400 employees worldwide and annual sales of €1.3 billion, Corbion is publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The company's core mission is to preserve what matters by championing preservation in food production, health, and the planet through science and nature's ingenuity. Corbion leverages its deep expertise in biotechnology to help customers create safe, sustainable, and longer-lasting products while addressing complex formulation challenges across multiple industries.