About this role
BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 7100 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
The purpose of this position is to support operational and financial performance by providing manufacturing costs, production variances, inventory movements, and profitability. The role acts as a business partner to operations, ensuring financial transparency, driving performance improvements.
Tasks and accountabilities:
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and month-end closing processes
- Production variance analysis, tracking and root cause identification
- Preparing profitability, cost, and investment analyses to support strategic initiatives
- Monitoring manufacturing costs and driving cost control initiatives
- Developing dashboards and management reports to improve business visibility
- Supporting CAPEX evaluations, business cases, and post-investment reviews
- Participating in continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives
- Ensuring compliance with corporate policies and SOX requirements
Relationships:
- Finance
- Production, Logistics & Planning
- External and Internal auditors
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, management, industrial Engineering, or a related field
- Fluent in English (mandatory)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, and Business Intelligence tools
Personal Skills:
- Independent, proactive, and self-motivated
- Strong resilience and adaptability
- Collaborative team player and business partner
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities
- Results-driven with continuous improvement mindset
- High level of integrity and accountability
WE OFFER:
BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application!
Please hand in your application in English.