Business Controller Transport & Trade

Company Description

Within H&M, our Logistics network ensures a seamless, flexible, and swift distribution process, by delivering products to our stores and online customers, every single day. Working as part of a demand-driven, efficient, circular supply chain, our dynamic logistics teams are consciously committed to, and guided by our values.  We work with scalable and innovative technical solutions, with our customer in mind. We don’t just go with the flow- we manage it, together with our service-focused, competent, motivated teams around the world.

Simply put, our Logistics function ensures the right product arrives at the right place, at the right time, with the right quality and at the right cost within all channels– with the least possible impact on the environment. Welcome to Logistics!

Job Description

As Business Controller for Transport & Trade, you are responsible to secure financial and analytical needs of the APAC Region, with a focus on cost improvement.  In addition, you will support regional controller with financial and quantitative insights and ensure financial reporting accuracy and review results & KPIs with local transport team to achieve the best outcome for our customers.

To monitor and provide regular reports on performance across cost, service and sustainability, and get transparency and provide guidance from a financial perspective. You are the owner of the regional dashboards and reports, also leading the work to develop tools and enable a data driven way to identify trends, challenges and opportunities in Transport & Trade haulage.

Key responsibilities

• Drive profitable and sustainable growth:
  • Together with regional transport & trade manager to maximize profit and efficiency for both short and mid-term. Manage and own the full transport & trade P/L.
  • Manage and develop performance in a cost-conscious way through accurate planning, activities prioritization and optimization.
     
• Be a strategic partner:
  • Develop the framework for enabling transport & trade team to take informed decisions and support them to reach our goals, whilst improving the overall result of all 12 markets. Be an inspiring and communicative leader who builds engagement.
  • Close communication with both regional central controllers and local controllers to achieve the same ambition with profitability mindset.
  • Core partner to transport & trade manager to drive APAC common direction; conduct analysis and closely follow-up with individual markets, including capability to identify cross-market synergies for both retail and online business.
  • Evaluate, analyse, and drive improvement activities cross-functionally relating to cost savings, project controlling support and all procurement processes.
  • Act as stakeholder and consultant in transport & trade commercial processes including e.g. vendor selection and vendor data analysis.
     
• Secure correct and timely administration:
  • Ensure precision of accounting and finance activities – secure robust and accurate financial budget and forecasts. Deliver an accurate budget and quarterly forecast for all transport & trade costs according to company’s financial deadline.
  • Analyse monthly results and follow-up on data fluctuations with action plan for cost and operational improvement.
  • Monitor the accuracy of all customer related KPIs to support decision making for future actions to improve customer experience.
  • Develop new data models, Power BI reports, perform analyses to support ad-hoc reporting requests.
  • Identify, initiate and drive various data quality investigations and improvements across APAC region.
  • Act as main point of contact for KPIs and financial data related matters with regional, global as well as sales organsiation.

Qualifications

• Analytical, data and results driven with good problem-solving skills to drive profitability
• Strong transport & trade financial understanding with attention to details
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Resilient, decisive and action oriented to perform under pressure
• Open and curious mindset, courageous in the face of obstacles, good time management skills
• Holistic view for the bigger perspective with a visionary approach
• Prior experience in transport and trade haulage will be an advantage
• Strong track record of setting clear goals with plans and actions on how to achieve them.
• Great with numbers and is passionate for driving results.
• Deep knowledge of controlling, logistics analysis, finance related software and some regional understanding.
• Good understanding of cross-functional departments and collaboration with local and regional stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, problem-solving and analytical mindset.
• Fluent in English with strong communication and presentation skills.

Additional Information

This is a full-time position, starting as soon as possible with direct reporting line to Regional Transport & Trade Operations Manager. The role will be based within Logistics Region APAC market, with the possibility to hybrid working. Travel is required. Please apply by sending your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than May 18th, 2025. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Regional HR Business Partner [email protected].

Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process. We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.