INSPIRED pet nutrition
Performance Reporting and Optimisation Manager
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Performance Reporting and Optimisation Manager
This isn’t a traditional finance role — it’s about using data to add value and drive profitability. We’re recruiting for a newly created Performance Reporting and Optimisation Manager to join our Operational Finance team.
Role Purpose
Reporting to the Head of Operational Finance, the Performance Reporting and Optimisation Manager uses operational and financial data to spot adverse performance, risks, trends across the manufacturing and logistics areas of the business, working with the leadership teams to drive operational performance. The role builds and maintains reporting that is accurate, consistent and timely — working closely with the Operational Performance Partners and site leadership teams to develop and optimise reporting, continuously adding value by identifying efficiencies and profitability.
About you
You’ll be a great fit if you’re technically confident, comfortable working with data, process-minded and able to build trusted relationships with leaders and stakeholders. A finance qualification would be helpful but is not essential — what matters most is your ability to work with data, improve reporting and make information clear, useful and accurate whilst building cross function relationships.
Key Accountabilities
- Build, maintain and improve automated reporting solutions using Excel, Anaplan and other relevant reporting tools.
- Use operational insight and financial data to highlight adverse performance, identify performance drivers and support actions that improve efficiency, cost control and profitability.
- Own data integrity and reporting governance across all sites, ensuring performance information is accurate, consistent and reliable.
- Constructively challenge where data, reporting or performance does not align to expectation.
- Identify opportunities to streamline, standardise and improve how data is collated, processed and presented.
- Support the development of dashboards and visualisations that make performance data easier to interpret and use.
- Troubleshoot reporting issues quickly and effectively to minimise disruption to business reporting.
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What we are looking for
We are looking for someone with advanced Excel skills and experience working with reporting, planning or data tools. Experience with Anaplan, or a similar system, would be helpful.
- You will be comfortable working with financial and operational data and will have a careful, organised approach to accuracy and detail.
- You will enjoy working with others, listening to what teams need and helping to create reporting solutions that are practical and easy to use.
- Experience of manufacturing cost structures would be beneficial, although support can be provided where needed.
- A finance qualification would be welcome but is not essential. What matters most is your ability to work with data, communicate clearly and help improve reporting processes in a thoughtful and structured way.
About us
INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher's, Classic, Pro-Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with a number of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our ambition is simple: to become a global leader in pet nutrition.
Our Purpose
To create happiness
We’re on a mission to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry—one that looks like no other and feels like no other. Our culture is built on INSPIRED’s unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and puts people and pets at the heart of everything we do.
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Total Reward Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Annual bonus related to personal and company performance
- Enhanced pension, life assurance, enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay, and holiday buy options
- People and Pets First benefits, including paw-reavement and paw-ternity leave and bring your dog to work
- Healthcare cashback plan and Hertility at-home fertility testing
- Heavily discounted pet food and lifestyle benefits (Netflix, Spotify, or breakdown cover)
- Retail and gym discounts, electric car scheme, and free onsite parking and electric car charging
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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring.
We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for all. If you need any adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing recruitment@inspiredpetnutrition.com
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