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Category Finc BP

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Finance Business Partner - Pain, Cardio, and Derm are to:

The Category Finance Business Partner (BP) for Pain, Cardio, and Derm acts as the finance lead for these brands in the US, partnering with brand directors and multifunctional teams.

This role is responsible for:

Full financial management of the P&L for the brands. Enabling financial business steering, management of the Brand P&L and resource allocation in line with strategic objectives.

Translating strategy into operational plans and providing decision support, including contingency planning, financial reporting, and NPD financial analysis.

Proposing corrective actions when there are deviations from targets.

Ensuring business decisions create sufficient value for sales and profit delivery.

+ Forecasting & Scenario Planning: Lead forecast development and ambition setting for upcoming years;

+ Performance Review: Analyze brand performance, provide financial updates, and proactively address risks and opportunities;

+ NPD Financial Analysis: Deep analysis of new product development (NPD) portfolio, including value drivers and sensitivity analysis. Challenge assumptions to maximize value creation and recommend go/no-go decisions at innovation gates;

+ Stewardship Support: Approve invoices, reconcile actuals, and ensure accuracy in partnership with US Central Controlling;

+ Trade & Investment Planning: Partner with Commercial Strategy and Sales Finance to develop annual trade rates and incremental investments;

+ SKU & Retailer Analysis: Identify growth opportunities across SKUs and retailers based on differentiation, profit margin, distribution, and share;

+ Price/Pack/Architecture Assessment: Lead financial assessment to improve retailer margin, gross margin, and consumer value;

+ Ad-hoc Analysis: Present business state, financial interventions, and project updates to leadership;

+ Process optimization & Digitalization: drive automation, digital transformation, and predictive analytics for efficiency and insight;

+ Continuous Improvement:. Share best practices within the finance BP community;

+ Dedicate a portion of time to float within the finance professional home, supporting broader finance initiatives and professional development.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in finance or business;

+ Expertise in forecasting, target setting, management reporting, and international accounting standards;

+ Strong commercial sense, preferably in Life Sciences or FMCG;

+ Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and conceptual skills;

+ Strategic mindset, courage, collaboration, and cross-functional networking abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ 10+ years of experience in global business finance.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $136,369 to $204,554. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 11/6/2025.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.

To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

Bayer is an E-Verify Employer.

**Location:** United States : New Jersey : Whippany

**Division:** Consumer Health

**Reference Code:** 855569

Contact Us

**Email:** [email protected]