Do you have experience within finance and procurement?

Are you an experienced finance professional with a strong interest in procurement, cost efficiency, and value creation? Do you want to work at the intersection of finance, procurement, and business, and help shape purchasing decisions smarter across a leading food company? Then this might be the role for you.

As Finance Business Partner - Procurement at Orkla Foods, you will support the finance and procurement teams by driving financial analysis related to purchasing activities across Orkla Foods business units. The role plays a key part in ensuring cost efficiency, monitoring procurement budgets, evaluating supplier spending, and providing insights that optimize procurement decisions while maintaining strong financial compliance.

You will work in close collaboration with Business Units and Orkla Procurement (OP), acting as a trusted finance partner across functions. The position offers broad exposure to procurement, finance, and supply chain topics in an international environment

The role reports to the Chief Procurement Officer and can be based in Oslo, Copenhagen, or Malmö.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• analyzing procurement spend, budgets, and cost development to identify savings and value creation opportunities
• supporting procurement budgeting, forecasting, and follow-up versus actuals
• providing financial insights to support supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives, including cost-benefit and ROI analyses
• preparing procurement-related financial reporting and KPI insights
• driving development and standardization of procurement KPIs, frameworks, and ways of working across business units
• ensuring compliance with financial policies, controls, and audit requirements
• acting as a finance partner to Operational Procurement, Business Units, and cross-functional stakeholders

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a structured and analytical finance professional who enjoys working across finance and procurement in a complex, international environment.

• master's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar
• minimum 5 years of relevant experience, ideally within procurement finance
• strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into business insights
• solid Excel and ERP system experience (e.g. SAP)
• fluency in English

Personal attributes we hope to see

We are looking for a proactive and structured professional who thrives in a role requiring close collaboration across multiple business units and functions.

You are recognized for your strong stakeholder management skills and your ability to build trust and work effectively across different parts of the organization. You are comfortable navigating complexity and aligning stakeholders who may have different ways of working.

You bring a flexible hands-on mindset, take ownership of your work, and are motivated to go the extra mile to deliver value.

You have a strong ability to translate financial data into actionable insights and contribute to improving how procurement performance is measured, tracked, and developed across the organization.

Why you will love working at Orkla Foods

At Orkla Foods, you will be part of a passionate and collaborative organisation with strong local brands and international reach. We value professionalism, continuous improvement, and teamwork, and we offer an environment where you can develop both your expertise and your career.

You will collaborate with skilled colleagues across countries and functions and contribute to improving how we create value through smarter procurement and financial insight.

If you are ready to make an impact we encourage you to apply through www.financepeople.no in compliance with GDPR. For any questions, please contact Svenn-Erik Warholm at 917 37 272 or sew@financepeople.no or Emilie Grønsund at 920 52 534 or emilie@financepeople.no.
All inquiries will be handled confidentially.

Due to summer holidays applications will be reviewed in August.