Senior Specialist - Value Creation Initiatives (m/f/d)

WELCOME

If you're someone who inspires others, owns their impact and wants to elevate what they do, you'll fit right in.

Until July 1, our business was part of BASF. As part of the current transition, all job listings and the application process are still hosted on the BASF platform and therefore fully presented in BASF branding.

Please do not be confused by this: All roles are positions at Surventis, and your application will be submitted to us.

At Surventis, we go beyond the surface - in everything we do. We put customers at the center, think one step ahead, and develop solutions that create real value and lasting partnerships.

We inspire each other to think further, take ownership of our work, and constantly push to elevate what's possible. If you bring your full self, challenge the obvious answer, and want to grow with a team that means it - this is your place.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

As a new standalone business, we are adapting our Controlling organization with a strong focus on value creation. At its core sits a dedicated Value & Cost Controlling team whose primary tasks are to measure progress on the company’s value‑creation initiatives and to increase transparency on their financial impact.

• In this role, you support the design, coordination, and tracking of the company’s strategic value creation initiatives, ensuring transparency regarding financial impact, the maturity of measures, and overall progress.
• You consolidate, analyze, and review initiative business cases together with initiative owners, validate baselines and target ambitions, and translate operational measures into their financial impact on the P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet.
• Furthermore, you prepare dashboard-driven management reporting and steering committee materials, providing senior leadership with clear insights into the status, risks, and opportunities of the initiative portfolio.
• You collaborate closely with functions and businesses to ensure alignment between initiative tracking and financial planning and forecasting, including the reconciliation of initiative impacts into budgets and forecasts to avoid double counting.
• In addition, you support ad-hoc analyses and decision papers related to initiative scope, prioritization, and resource allocation.
• Moreover, you contribute to the continuous improvement of tools, methodologies, and governance standards for planning, tracking, and reporting strategic initiatives while acting as a sparring partner to initiative owners across the organization.

WHAT YOU OFFER

• university degree in finance, controlling, business administration, economics, industrial engineering, or a related field
• several years of professional experience in controlling, FP&A, or a comparable finance function in a multinational corporation
• strong controlling background combined with an analytical mindset and a hands-on, pragmatic approach
• proven experience in business case development, KPI tracking, and cross-functional project work; experience in the chemicals industry or business transitions is a plus
• proficiency in SAP, BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, SAC), advanced MS Excel, and affinity for AI-supported solutions and digital transformation
• excellent analytical, conceptual, and communication skills as well as fluent written and spoken English

WHAT WE OFFER

• We offer an attractive salary with individual benefits such as performance-related bonuses. Company-funded supplementary health insurance, accident insurance and pension related benefits
• We offer a wide range of local and global development and career opportunities for professional and personal development
• Surventis stands for diversity - we are proud of our Coatings employee networks WomenInCoatings, Color Pride and CultiConnect
• The feedback culture is firmly integrated into our corporate culture, e.g. through regular employee surveys and management feedback
• At our location in Münster, we have our own fitness studio "Freizeit" with a physiotherapy practice, permanently employed company doctors, a company restaurant "Auszeit" including a café bar, a bilingual company daycare center "LackiKids" and a vacation program "LackiKids on Tour".

HOW TO REACH US

• Julia Kilias (Talent Acquisition), [email protected], Tel: +49 30 2005-59139 will be happy to answer your questions for this position.

ABOUT US

Learn more about our company here.

Diversity is our greatest strength!

Become a part of our winning formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces inclusion and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.