.The Personal Care Performance Manager partners with the SVP of the Personal Care (PC) business and their leadership team to drive the performance of PC, achieve its targeted growth ambitions and develop a high-performance culture within Elementis. The Performance Manager is pivotal to faster and better decision-making. He/she will create accurate and reliable information about the performance, risks and opportunities facing the PS business, and deliver actionable recommendations from that analysis. The role also plays a significant contribution achieving standard and simpler planning business performance management processes. This role will support the design of a business management and performance planning process, and data-driven process improvements. This role will build analytical capabilities within the team and bring objective/analytical based input to the decision-making processes across Elementis. Job Description Position in Organisation Reports to (Supervisor/Manager's title): The role reports to the Group Performance Management & Planning Director. Direct Reports: None Department: Performance Management & Planning Director Location: Porto, Portugal Responsibilities Lead the production and analysis of monthly PC management information (MI) in an accurate and timely manner to ensure the business is delivering against its strategic growth objectives. Clearly communicate and quantify the risks and opportunities facing the business, lead performance discussions, and deliver actionable insights to drive better business performance. Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and planning processes for PC, ensuring the business supports Elementis achieving its strategic goals. Support the PC leadership team in translating strategic plans into operational action plans, and be responsible for tracking delivery against its growth commitments. Administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and provide recommendations to the PC leadership team regarding required interventions. Support pricing and commercial negotiations (including products, customers, pricing negotiations etc.) and provide recommendations to the PC business leadership team to maximize value creation (i.E. sales growth, contribution margin and operating profit expansion). Lead the financial analysis of key growth capital project investments in the PC business, to ensure that capital is deployed within the business in the most value-enhancing way. Ensure that all project financial forecasts are accurate, up to date and supported by credible analysis of all key commercial dynamics (volume growth rates, pricing, cost inputs). Ensure all growth projects are reported in Finario and champion the ICM process. Partner with the Supply Chain Performance Management team to ensure product margins are accurate and well understood (for actuals and forecasting purposes) to enable value-maximizing commercial decision making
