Operations Steering Support (OPSS) Specialist
Operations•Full Time•2-5 years•Victoria Island•
Required Skills7 skills
SAP
Power BI
Excel
financial planning
cost control
operational reporting
data
Job Description
<p>As an Operations Steering Support (OPSS) Specialist, you’ll play a key role in driving financial transparency, operational performance, and cost forecasting for the Area. You will be responsible for managing KPIs, ensuring data integrity, and enabling leadership with actionable, data-driven insights that influence decision-making.</p><p>This role partners closely with Regional OPSS, Area Operations, Finance, and QSC teams to make sure Area performance is effectively planned, monitored, and continuously improved.</p><p><b>What You’ll Do</b></p><ul><li>Forecast key P&L elements and translate business targets into operational KPIs</li><li>Analyze performance gaps vs. Budget, Plan, and Savings targets, driving corrective actions</li><li>Support cost modeling, forecasting, and cost-saving initiatives with Finance and QSC teams</li><li>Act as a data steward — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and “one set of numbers” reporting</li><li>Provide insights on cost developments and deliver forward-looking analytics</li><li>Contribute to planning, budgeting, and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives</li><li>Engage stakeholders across Operations, Procurement, Finance, and Regional OPSS</li></ul><p><b>What We’re Looking For</b></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field</li><li>2-5 years’ experience in financial planning, cost control, or operational reporting</li><li>Proven experience in OPSS-style roles (data-heavy financial planning & cost forecasting)</li><li>Regional or global role exposure (not just country-level) preferred</li><li>Strong skills in SAP, Power BI, and advanced Excel</li><li>Analytical, structured, hands-on, with a continuous improvement mindset</li></ul>As an Operations Steering Support (OPSS) Specialist, you’ll play a key role in driving financial transparency, operational performance, and cost forecasting for the Area. You will be responsible for managing KPIs, ensuring data integrity, and enabling leadership with actionable, data-driven insights that influence decision-making.
This role partners closely with Regional OPSS, Area Operations, Finance, and QSC teams to make sure Area performance is effectively planned, monitored, and continuously improved.
What You’ll Do
- Forecast key P&L elements and translate business targets into operational KPIs
- Analyze performance gaps vs. Budget, Plan, and Savings targets, driving corrective actions
- Support cost modeling, forecasting, and cost-saving initiatives with Finance and QSC teams
- Act as a data steward — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and “one set of numbers” reporting
- Provide insights on cost developments and deliver forward-looking analytics
- Contribute to planning, budgeting, and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives
- Engage stakeholders across Operations, Procurement, Finance, and Regional OPSS
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- 2-5 years’ experience in financial planning, cost control, or operational reporting
- Proven experience in OPSS-style roles (data-heavy financial planning & cost forecasting)
- Regional or global role exposure (not just country-level) preferred
- Strong skills in SAP, Power BI, and advanced Excel
- Analytical, structured, hands-on, with a continuous improvement mindset
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