Functional Controller (m/f/d) Marketing & Sales Group
Why join the Controlling department?
Shape Business Performance Across an International Organization: At Hager Group, we believe that sustainable business performance is driven by strong insights, constructive challenge and close partnership with the business.
Functional Controller (m/f/d) Marketing & Sales Group
Report to the Finance & Controlling Business Partner Director Sales & Marketing based in Blieskastel (Germany) or Obernai (France) for a Fixed term contract (24 months). We are looking for a Functional Controller (m/f/d) to join our Marketing & Sales Controlling organization. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Sales Controlling, you will play a pivotal role in supporting business steering across an international environment and helping bring together insights from a community of around 40 controlling professionals. This is a high‑visibility position at the heart of business performance management, offering broad exposure to senior stakeholders, strategic topics and decision‑making processes across the Group.
Your mission
As a trusted partner to the Marketing & Sales Controlling leadership team, you will help ensure a consistent, fact‑based understanding of business performance across markets and operating models.
Your role will combine performance analysis, coordination and close collaboration with stakeholders across the Marketing & Sales organization.
- Support coordination of recurring reporting, forecasting and planning activities across the Marketing & Sales Controlling community.
- Contribute to the preparation of management reviews, executive presentations.
- Consolidate and connect insights from multiple markets and business areas to provide a holistic view of business performance and emerging trends.
- Challenge results, assumptions and conclusions through a broader business perspective, leveraging performance indicators, market trends and cross‑country benchmarks.
- Identify deviations, opportunities and areas of concern requiring further investigation or management attention.
- Drive discussions with local controllers and stakeholders to better understand underlying business drivers and performance trends.
- Coordinate ad‑hoc analyses and cross‑functional requests involving multiple countries and functions.
- Ensure consistency in key performance indicators, reporting methodologies and performance management practices across the organization.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the Marketing & Sales Controlling community.
- Act as a trusted sparring partner for local controlling teams and senior management.
What You Bring?
- Several years of experience in Functional Controlling or Performance Management.
- Solid financial and accounting background combined with a strong business mindset.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to step back from the numbers to identify key messages, trends and business implications.
- Good understanding of commercial and operational business drivers.
- Ability to connect information from different sources and translate complexity into actionable insights.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment.
- Ability to challenge constructively while building trust and credibility.
- Structured, reliable and pragmatic approach.
- Fluent in English.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications, SAP and BI solutions, with a strong data analysis and reporting mindset.
Why Join Us?
- Become a trusted partner at the heart of our Marketing & Sales Controlling community.
- Work closely with the leadership team of Marketing & Sales Controlling.
- Gain exposure to senior management and strategic decision‑making processes.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of our markets, business models and performance drivers.
- Contribute to a consistent understanding of business performance across the Group.
- Join a collaborative international environment where insights, curiosity and continuous improvement are valued.