Plant Controller Germany (m/w/d)

📌 Job Offer – Plant Controller Germany

Company Presentation :

At Lynxeo, we are ready to electrify the industry. This means supporting equipment manufacturers with customized cabling and connectivity solutions that meet all their needs in energy, data transmission, and automation.

Our company is experiencing double-digit growth, with strong prospects for expansion and an international presence that keeps us close to our customers. We design and manufacture cables as well as complex solutions for industrial clients. With a balanced presence between Western Europe and Asia, and recent investments in Poland and the United States, our human-sized company combines local support with global reach.

Speed, responsiveness, simplicity, and pragmatism are at the heart of everything we do.

Organization 

• Direct report to Managing Director / Chief Financial Officer Germany
• Dotted line reporting to Business Unit Lead at Headquarter in Paris
• Location: Moenchengladbach

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Plant Controller to oversee financial operations of our cable manufacturing site in Mönchengladbach and to play a central role in our ongoing business transformation. In addition to traditional controlling responsibilities, this role will lead the definition, measurement and tracking of operational KPIS and support PMO activities for operational key transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial expertise with a hands-on understanding of plant operations, excellent analytical capabilities, and the ability to drive cross-functional alignment in a dynamic environment

Key Responsibilities

Plant Controlling & Financial Management

• Lead financial activities for the plant, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost control
• Supervise month-end closing activities and ensure accurate and timely reporting of plant performance, including gap analysis and productivity metrics
• Partner closely with Local Management and Operations to support decision-making and improve financial transparency
• Monitor cost-saving initiatives and identify opportunities to measure and track manufacturing efficiency and profitability
• Synthesize and monitor investment plan

Transformation Support

• Review and improve KPI framework aligned with operational, financial and strategic objectives
• Define clear measurement methodologies, data sources, and reporting standards for relevant operational KPI
• Review master data and enforce adequate data quality
• Analyze trends, identify performance gaps, and provide actionable insights to leadership teams
• Facilitate regular performance reviews to ensure KPI ownership across the organization
• Prepare and present status-updates, risk assessments, and decision-making materials for Leadership-Team
• Ensure alignment between transformation initiatives, operational KPIs and financial targets
• Contribute to local IT Transformation, acting as key user for planned implementation of S4/HANA

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in controlling, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial environment or in a consulting company
• Proven experience in KPI development, performance management, or operational analytics
• Previous involvement in transformation programs, PMO roles, or cross-functional project experience
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, productions processes and operational drivers
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP systems, experience with SAP and BI tools is a strong advantage
• Global Team Player
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in German and English
• Structured, proactive, and hands-on mindset with strong problem-solving abilities

What we offer

• A key strategic role with high visibility and impact on the plant’s future
• The opportunity to highly contribute to performance management and transformation processes
• A collaborative environment with strong cross-functional interactions
• Professional development and growth opportunities within a highly dynamic, multinational organization

Lynxeo recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is the key to performance and to our global ambition of driving the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. We know this from experience. At lynxeo, all differences are valued and respected. As a result, you will be a key player in a multinational organization where we foster a culture of sharing. This is why we strongly encourage diversity in our recruitement process - bring yours to Lynxeo, it is welcome!