Senior Controller (Supply Chain) (m/f/d)

cosnova? The name might be new to you – but you certainly know our brands essence and Catrice : they are available in more then 90 countries and together generate annual sales of around 1 billion euros. Today, we rank among the Top 10 in colour cosmetics – thanks to our 900+ dedicated employees worldwide. With passion and creativity, they continue to write our success story every day. Start your own chapter with us – bring your ideas and skills to an working environment shaped and supported by the values of a family-owned company.

As part of the Controlling team at cosnova, you will play an active role in driving the financial steering of a rapidly growing international business. In our dynamic environment, Controlling is a key success factor, providing decision-makers with relevant, transparent and actionable insights to support sustainable growth.

This role offers a broad range of responsibilities through close collaboration within the Controlling team and with numerous stakeholders across the business. A particular focus lies on budgeting and forecasting, playing a key role in shaping the company's financial direction in close partnership with the management team.

Fulfilling responsibilities. A team that inspires.

As a Senior Supply Chain Controller, you are the central Controlling interface for our Supply Chain organization and ensure transparency across our logistics costs, particularly as a basis for strategic decisions. Together with the relevant departments, you develop sound analyses, create scenarios and identify optimization potential across the entire supply chain.

• At the heart of your responsibilities is the controlling of all logistics costs – particularly warehousing, freight and destruction costs – as well as ensuring transparent and sustainable cost management.
• Your responsibilities also include annual budgeting and intra-year forecasts for your area, as well as deriving volume planning based on our sales planning.
• Another key focus is responsibility for selected month-end closing activities, particularly in connection with product destruction, inventory write-downs and the reconciliation of relevant systems.
• In close collaboration with our logistics site in Butzbach as well as the Supply Chain, Planning and Finance teams, you support sound business decisions.
• In addition, you manage project cost controlling for the expansion of our warehouse and work closely with local Controlling and Fixed Asset Accounting.
• Assessing the profitability and financial impact of new supply chain initiatives – such as new distribution centers or external warehouses – provides an important basis for strategic decisions.
• By analyzing cost structures and cost drivers, you identify optimization potential, develop measures for the sustainable management of our supply chain costs and thereby influence strategic decisions.
• You are also responsible for the continuous development of our systems and reporting landscape. In doing so, you simplify your day-to-day work, evaluate the use of AI, optimize reports and dashboards in Infor BI and Tableau, and create meaningful foundations for decision-making.

You bring the skills. We give you the space.

• A degree in Business Administration, Economics or a comparable commercial qualification
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in Controlling, ideally with a focus on Supply Chain or Logistics Controlling. We also welcome motivated Controllers with experience in related Controlling functions who are eager to expand into Supply Chain topics
• Experience in the FMCG industry is an advantage
• Strong analytical skills combined with a solid understanding of business processes and a passion for data-driven analysis, scenario planning and KPI development
• A structured and independent way of working, paired with a high level of initiative and ownership
• A hands-on mindset and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, international environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial topics into clear, audience-appropriate insights
• A collaborative team player with curiosity, flexibility and an openness to new topics and projects
• Fluency in German and very good English, both written and spoken, is essential for working successfully within our international team and organization
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel; experience with SAP and Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Infor BI and/or Tableau) is considered a plus

Exciting work. Benefits that matter.

Fresh fruit, coffee, tea, cold drinks and a great cafeteria are standard – just a small taste of our bigger benefits.

• For your rest: in addition to 30 vacation days per year, you will receive four weeks of paid special leave (sabbatical) in your seventh year with the company.
• For your future: take advantage of our cosnovAcademy with its wide range of training opportunities.
• For your office life: look forward to a modern, stylish workplace, free lunch on Mondays and Fridays, and complimentary underground parking.
• For every stage of life: company pension plan, in-house gym, job ticket, subsidy for childcare costs, and many team events.

This is just a few of our benefits. Check out the rest at:

At cosnova, we value personality, talent and team spirit – not age, origin, gender, skin colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Your contact person for this vacancy is Marc Trautmann (Senior HR Manager, ).