Bryggeriet Vestfyen - Business Controller
Do you thrive at the intersection of production, sales, and management - and are you motivated by creating transparency, improving performance, and delivering sharp, data‑driven insights?
Vestfyens Bryggeri is seeking a strong Business Controller who wants to help shape the future financial foundation of a company with a long history, strong brands like Jolly and Willemoes, and solid backing from the international Olvi Group.
Vestfyen is currently undergoing an extensive turnaround, shifting focus from low‑margin private label to profitable own brands, stronger processes and data‑driven decision‑making. As Business Controller, you will be a central contributor on this journey and function as a sparring partner for the CFO, production, and commercial department. You will drive controlling across the entire value chain and create the foundation for better decisions, higher profitability, and more accurate forecasts.
Primary Responsibilities:
Operations and commercial controlling across brewery, logistics, and sales
Variance analysis at SKU, channel, and customer level
Profitability analysis (gross profit, net sales, ABC)
COGS, OPEX, and cost‑saving analyses
Supporting sales forecasting, pipeline, and pricing decisions
Reporting and maintenance of BI dashboards
Contributing to governance, internal control, and data integrity
You have 3–5 years of experience within business controlling - preferably from a production, process, or project‑oriented company. In addition, you bring strong analytical skills and experience with variance/ABC analyses. You have solid business understanding and a desire to work closely with both operations and commercial teams.
You have a structured working style and natural curiosity for data. You get energy from challenging, optimising, and improving processes and can communicate clearly to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders is essential.
At Vestfyen you will get a vital role in a company with long‑standing traditions, strong brands - and big ambitions. The culture is characterised by integrity, collaboration, responsibility, and innovation.
Location: Assens, with high flexibility.
Are you interested?
Vestfyen is collaborating with GML on this recruitment. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Research Consultant Henriette Toftgaard Pedersen at +45 60 21 02 31. All inquiries will be treated confidentially.
With roots dating back to 1885, Vestfyen is Denmark’s fourth‑largest brewery and known for classic beers, specialty brews, craft brands, and the iconic Jolly soft drink portfolio. Today, the brewery in Assens operates as a modern multi‑brand company with its own brands, contract production, and a broad packaging setup across cans, bottles, and PET.
Since 2021, the company has been 100% owned by Olvi Group, which is actively investing in Vestfyen’s future growth and efficiency.
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