IT Business Partner

The IT Business Partner (Finance) is the focal point driving tech programs for finance functions across the AMEA region snacks business. The role covers business-IT joint strategy development, solution discovery, project planning & delivery, service management, risk management and relationship management.

**HERE’S A TASTE OF WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING**

Business Partnership & IT Planning
- Establishes and maintains a relationship with key stakeholders in business and the IT organization.
- Setup and drive digital finance agenda, across process, people and technology collaborating with business stakeholders.
- Provide thought leadership around the use of technology to achieve business goals and objectives.
- Supports the development of a 3-5-year roadmap, providing annual reviews of status collaborating with business stakeholder and enterprise architects.
- Works with Architects in other areas to discuss potential solutions that match the business strategy with the technology strategy with integrated solutions.

Advocacy
- Manage multiple 3rd party vendors ensuring high service level and optimal cost.
- Supports service improvement and business-as-usual projects by working with various service owners and Architects.
- Negotiate agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business stakeholders and IT from initial requirements to final implementation.
- Champions change management activities (i.e., frequent communication to staff and clients about the change and the impact of the change, advocacy, coaching, and mitigation of resistance) to minimize disruption and achieve desired results from initiatives that are triggered/enabled by technology.

Planning and Prioritization
- Works with organization stakeholders and technical resources to create and implement a solution required to meet organization(s) business goals.
- Monitors business demand to enable appropriate planning of IT’s resources.
- Maintains awareness of changes to organization(s) strategy, goals and processes to ensure solutions/requirements/priorities appropriately reflect the needs of the organization(s).

Risk Management
- Works with business stakeholders in the identification and evaluation of risks associated with business decisions.
- Identifies risks, outside of current project scope, that will impact the organization(s) such as business process or IT security,
- May help in the development of risk mitigation plans.

Measurements
- Ensures that projects align with the technology that best provides maximum return on investment,
- Works with business and IT executives to define business and IT performance metrics.
- Measures, tracks and reports on benefits realization, IT performance, and customer satisfaction levels.
- Manages development and implementation of a plan(s) to improve client satisfaction.

**YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS**
- A degree in Information Technology.
- At least 5 years of relevant technical and business partnering experience.
- Good Knowledge of SAP ECC, Finance and Controlling (FICO), and manufacturing supply chain finance is a must.
- Knowledge in financial management consolidation and management reporting platforms like Hyperion/Anaplan would be an added advantage.
- Proven track record in Identifying opportunities for simplifications and digitization of various workflows across the organization, especially in a legacy setup (both process and technology)
- Ability to engage with functional business leaders, as well as with delivery teams at an operational level.
- Hands-on experience leading such areas end-to-end and track record of delivering results and business value.

**OUR BENEFITS AND CULTURE**

We’re a company that makes great food and we hire great people Our K Values (integrity & respect, accountability, passion, simplicity, success and humility and hunger) shape our Kellogg culture and guide the way the business is run.

We offer our employees competitive salaries including performance-related bonuses and incentives, a flexible work environment and range of flexible employee health & wellness benefits. As an individual you can grow and develop your career with the support of your Manager and range of learning and development opportunities. The benefit of a global organization is you can take your career offshore.

Kellogg Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

**ABOUT KELLOGG COMPANY**

At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), we are driven by the legacy of our innovative founder, W.K. Kellogg to enrich and delight the world through foods and brands that matter. Kellogg’s is the world’s leading producer of cereal, a leader in snacks production and a leading North American frozen foods company, with annual sales of more than $13 billion. Every day, our well-loved brands nourish families so they can flourish and thrive.