As AP Manager you are in charge of the account payable team for Interfood Europe and end-to-end process owner for the P2P process. Your team consists of 10 colleagues (7,8 FTE) split across our offices in Bladel (NL) and Warsaw (PL). The AP team in each office is headed by a teamlead who reports directly to you as AP manager. You will report to the Finance Director of Interfood Europe. We are looking for a top-of-class colleague that is not afraid of a challenge.

• Leader of the EU AP team including responsibility for the development of team members and the annual performance cycle
• Ensuring smooth running of the P2P process on a daily basis together with the team leads
• Motivating the AP team, thereby driving strong performance of each team member
• Regular travel to our Warsaw office (a minimum of 3/4 times annually) to facilitate the further integration of Dutch and Polish AP-colleagues
• Setting P2P process and AP-team KPI’s and taking ownership for achieving them
• Identification and execution P2P process improvements
• Active participation/leading role in global P2P improvement projects
• Managing of P2P stakeholders, both internally (other departments) and externally (suppliers and service providers)
• Developing and giving trainings on P2P-systems
• Designing, maintaining and providing management information regarding the P2P process
• Drive formalization of guidelines and user instructions for the P2P process

• Bachelor or Master level
• A minimum of 10 years working experience in the field of finance with a proven track record in purchase-to-pay excellence
• At least 3 year experience leading larger teams including coaching of team members and annual performance cycles
• Strong language and communication skills (Dutch and English, both verbally and written)
• Connector who will pro-actively involve and collaborate with other departments involved in the P2P process (e.g. Logistics, Commercial, R&D, etc.)
• Clear affinity with automation and working with advanced systems
• Strong analytical skills including proficiency with Excel, ERP-systems and AP software solutions
• Experienced in working in projects and demonstrably successful in delivering results
• Enterprising, looking for opportunities and proactively coming up with ideas
• Proactive attitude, team player, with the ability to work well under pressure
• Looking for a challenging and dynamic work environment
• Strong work ethic and knows what is required to be successful
• Self-conscious and open to development opportunities (we have an open and honest culture in which constructive feedback is the norm, regardless of your position)