Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist

About the role

Diageo, a global drinks company with over 200 brands in nearly 180 countries, is hiring a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist in Istanbul. The role partners with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement and Planning teams to turn operational performance into financial insights, risks and actions, and coordinates cost forecasts, planning inputs and productivity tracking.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate COGS forecasts, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Latest Estimate (LE) and strategic planning inputs for local and imported products, ensuring robust cost assumptions and forecast accuracy.
• Analyse actual COGS against forecast and budget, explaining volume, mix, material price, foreign exchange and production cost variances.
• Support product cost updates and inventory valuation, and monitor factory overheads against budget and forecast to identify cost drivers and optimisation opportunities.
• Drive inventory and cash performance through inventory forecasting, valuation and monitoring of DIO/DFC, working capital and SLOB, and coordinate stock optimisation actions.
• Evaluate, validate and track Supply Productivity initiatives and savings across raw materials, packaging, manufacturing and logistics, including material substitution, sourcing, capacity utilisation and logistics improvements.
• Coordinate CAPEX planning, budgeting, LE forecasting, investment tracking and governance, and provide financial analysis for supply investment business cases.
• Support month-end performance reviews and management reporting with COGS, inventory and supply cost commentary and recommendations.
• Work with Finance and Supply stakeholders to improve cost transparency, data quality and the effectiveness of reporting and forecasting.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years' experience in finance, preferably in Supply Finance, costing, FP&A or manufacturing finance.
• Good understanding of COGS, standard costing, inventory valuation, cost variances and working capital.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across Supply and Finance.
• Comfort with ambiguity and complexity in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in FMCG, beverages or another manufacturing environment is an advantage.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel and SAP (or equivalent ERP); planning and BI tools are an advantage.
• Strong analysis and forecasting skills.

What we offer

• A flexible approach to work-life balance.
• A competitive rewards and benefits package.