Functional Controller (m/f/d) Marketing & Sales Group

Why join the Controlling department?

Shape Business Performance Across an International Organization:

At Hager Group, we believe that sustainable business performance is driven by strong insights, constructive challenge and close partnership with the business.

As a Functional Controller (m/f/d) Marketing & Sales Group you will report to the Finance & Controlling Business Partner Director Sales & Marketing based in Blieskastel (Germany) or Obernai (France) for a Fixed term contract (24 months).

We are looking for a Functional Controller (m/f/d) to join our Marketing & Sales Controlling organization. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Sales Controlling, you will play a pivotal role in supporting business steering across an international environment and helping bring together insights from a community of around 40 controlling professionals.

This is a high-visibility position at the heart of business performance management, offering broad exposure to senior stakeholders, strategic topics and decision-making processes across the Group.

Your mission

As a trusted partner to the Marketing & Sales Controlling leadership team, you will help ensure a consistent, fact-based understanding of business performance across markets and operating models.

Your role will combine performance analysis, coordination and close collaboration with stakeholders across the Marketing & Sales organization.

You will:

• Support coordination of recurring reporting, forecasting and planning activities across the Marketing & Sales Controlling community.
• Contribute to the preparation of management reviews, executive presentations.
• Consolidate and connect insights from multiple markets and business areas to provide a holistic view of business performance and emerging trends.
• Challenge results, assumptions and conclusions through a broader business perspective, leveraging performance indicators, market trends and cross-country benchmarks.
• Identify deviations, opportunities and areas of concern requiring further investigation or management attention.
• Drive discussions with local controllers and stakeholders to better understand underlying business drivers and performance trends.
• Coordinate ad-hoc analyses and cross-functional requests involving multiple countries and functions.
• Ensure consistency in key performance indicators, reporting methodologies and performance management practices across the organization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the Marketing & Sales Controlling community.
• Act as a trusted sparring partner for local controlling teams and senior management.

What You Bring ?

• Several years of experience in Functional Controlling or Performance Management.
• Solid financial and accounting background combined with a strong business mindset.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to step back from the numbers to identify key messages, trends and business implications.
• Good understanding of commercial and operational business drivers.
• Ability to connect information from different sources and translate complexity into actionable insights.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment.
• Ability to challenge constructively while building trust and credibility.
• Structured, reliable and pragmatic approach.
• Fluent in English
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications, SAP and BI solutions, with a strong data analysis and reporting mindset.

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to:

• Become a trusted partner at the heart of our Marketing & Sales Controlling community.
• Work closely with the leadership team of Marketing & Sales Controlling.
• Gain exposure to senior management and strategic decision-making processes.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of our markets, business models and performance drivers.
• Contribute to a consistent understanding of business performance across the Group.
• Join a collaborative international environment where insights, curiosity and continuous improvement are valued.

If you enjoy connecting the dots, challenging the status quo, and transforming business data into meaningful insights that drive better decisions, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What are the recruitment stages? 

• Once your CV has been selected, you will be contacted by a recruiter for an initial phone exchange.
• You will be invited for a first interview with the hiring manager & the recruiter 
• A second Interview will be then organized with the N+2 & the HR manager

Our success relies on collective energy. Apply now and power up your future with us!