Business Partner Finance & BIT Director

Location:

Olen, BE

Business Unit: Electro-Optic Materials

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Electro Optic Materials

Power in space. Vision at night. Coatings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting-edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.

Your Key Accountabilities

Job Purpose
In this senior leadership role, you will act as a strategic partner to the EOM business, driving financial performance, enabling data‑driven decision-making, and leading digital transformation. You will play a key role in shaping the future of the business by ensuring strong financial governance, operational excellence, and sustainable value creation.

Key Accountabilities

Own the full P&L of the EOM business unit, ensuring performance, transparency, and financial health.
Partner with senior stakeholders to translate strategy into actionable plans and high-quality financial insights.
Lead financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and advanced financial modelling.
Drive business performance through portfolio optimization, revenue enhancement, and margin improvement.
Execute the business plan with disciplined cost control, including capex and operational spending.
Lead digital and systems transformation initiatives across finance and business operations.
Steer Business IT towards operational excellence and impactful data-driven insights.
Design and implement a robust Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
Ensure strong governance, risk management, and compliance with internal policies and hedging mandates.
Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and KPI-based performance management.
Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing finance team.

Who we are looking for

Senior finance leader with proven experience in full P&L responsibility within complex environments.
Strong business partner with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders.
Expert in financial planning, analysis, and performance management.
Experience in digital transformation and financial systems (e.g., SAP, Anaplan, Power BI).
Solid understanding of Business IT and its role in driving operational excellence.
Experience with S&OP or integrated business planning processes.
Highly analytical, data-driven, and commercially minded.
Strong leadership capabilities with a track record of building high-performing teams.
Proactive, results-oriented, and comfortable in dynamic environments.
Fluent in English and Dutch and willing to travel internationally.

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?