Factory controller

Factory controller

Key search points:

1. Should know SAP and PS system

2. Should able to run independent role, tasks

3. Month close in SAP, all cycles and settlements

4. Bill of Material for SKU creation and maintain the structure

5. Costing of SKUs and revise on regular frequencies

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• SKF reporting : Sustainability key factors

7. Soft spoken

Job Purpose & Scope

• The role of the Factory Controller is to be trusted partner for the management team of the

Factory operations department. The role involves in preparation and followup of budgets and its

variances and reporting costings data for the operations and concerned management information to provide the best basis for decision making to the management team.

Key Result Areas

• The Factory Controller has an important impact on the organization, in that all related

management decisions on the operations level should be supported by the Factory Controller. It is a

specialist role, and there are no subordinates to the Factory Controller.

• The Factory Controller will be coordinating with different stakeholders, primarily the different

operations departments (production, maintenance, quality, environment, purchasing, logistics, and

warehouse) and respective group reporting controller in charge.

• The geographical coverage for this role is the factory in Cheyyar, and will work towards

best-practice sharing and benchmarking

Key Responsibilities & Job Content

• VPC – the Factory Controller is responsible to provide management with an accurate view of

the variable production costs in the factory

• PKF – the Factory Controller is responsible to ensure that the PKF (Process Key Figures) are

accurate and is responsible for monitoring and follow up on the effectiveness of the operations, the

quality, environmental issues. The Factory Controller is responsible to point out areas where

potential costs reductions can be achieved to the management.

• Cost savings – the Factory Controller is responsible to provide a detailed follow up for the

management on VPC and LES related costs savings, investment related cost savings

• Investments – the Factory Controller is responsible for making sure that the investments are

done according to the Rockwool group principles, including helping compile the required

information, and reporting it accordingly

• Costing/BOM – the Factory Controller is responsible for maintaining an accurate BOM (Bill of

Material), and helping the operations department

• eNA – the Factory Controller is responsible for creating SKUs based on the inputs from

production and sales and keeping upto SKUs with respect to cost and measures

• Variance analysis – the Factory Controller is responsible reporting monthly variance actual vs

budget vs TYCE for VPC, PKF, cost saving.

• Ad-hoc tasks – ad-hoc tasks should take up 20-30% of the Factory Controllers time – these

should include all ad-hoc projects requested by operations, as well as own initiatives to increase

efficiency, or reduce costs.

• Standardization and benchmarking – the Factory Controller is responsible for pro-actively

benchmarking across OPCOs, and working closely together with the operations department to

achieve “best in class” performance. Furthermore, the controller should actively participate in

improving the control environment in Rockwool Asia.

• Group reporting – the Factory controller should reports to Group for various information in the

standard format and within strict timeline

• Budgeting and forecasting – the Factory controller should able to forecast and budget for the

Factory operations, capex and opex.

Specific tasks and responsibility

• Weekly, monthly and quarterly VPC follow up
• Monthly and quarterly Cost savings/Actions plan follow up
• Quarterly Material Balance reporting
• Budget/TYCE VPC and cost savings forecasting
• Investment controlling and reporting
• BOM model updating and maintenanc