Production Costing SPOC DK

Are you ready to make a difference and put your data and project management skills into action? Can you perform in a complex environment with many stakeholders? We are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Specialist with project management skills who can streamline our current ways of working.

How will you make an impact?

Supply Chain Finance plays a key role in Arla's Supply Chain, and in this role, you will drive analysis and projects to secure transparency and drive performance across Arla's global supply chain. Based in Arla's head office in Viby, Denmark, you will join our Costing and Masterdata team in Supply Chain Finance, which is responsible for managing the logistics cost principles, processes, and the Master data behind it. We have a strong ambition to excel in product costing, stakeholder management, and efficient communication.

In this role, you will be the primary point of contact for product costing within a specific segment of our dairies. You will take ownership of overall costing and related performance, ensuring accurate and timely reporting. While operational tasks will be supported by our dedicated back office in Gdansk and project resources in Viby, your focus will be on implementing and governing principles, driving efficient communication, and fostering collaboration.

The tasks will vary, but you can expect to:

• Lead the implementation and governance of global costing principles
• Participate in local business partner leadership team discussions
• Serve as the primary point of contact for costing-related queries within your designated Business Unit
• Drive selected projects with a global scope and ensure collaboration and alignment across different regions
• Anchor the communication of costing impacts throughout the organization
• Challenge and improve global principles to contribute to continuous growth and development.

As this is a newly established role, you will have a unique opportunity to shape the job and contribute to our global agenda, promoting alignment, standardization, and effective communication throughout the organization. The position is located in Aarhus, but you can expext 20-30 traveldays a year. These days will primarily be at the Danish dairies, but also some travel days outside Denmark.

What will make you successful

We are seeking a candidate who has experience and a background in costing, finance, or business partnering. A good financial acumen and understanding of costing processes and principles in a production environment is preferable, but we are open-minded. The ability to handle pressure and navigate internal and external challenges and conflicts is necessary in this role. Effective and persuasive communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage different audiences and levels of the organization, are highly valued.

Key qualifications and skills include:

• Experience or background in costing, finance, or business partnering
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of costing processes in a production environment
• Ability to handle pressure and navigate challenges and conflicts
• Effective and persuasive communication skills, both verbal and written, across different organizational levels

Hopefully, you are an expert within the Microsoft Office package, and it would be an advantage if you have experience with product cost and SAP.

Application & Contact

For more information, please contact Senior Finance Manager Christian Hjortshøj on

We will handle incoming applications ongoingly and close the position when having the right candidate.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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