Plant Controller – Bergama Plant

We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our İzmir, Bergama Plant. This role will be responsible for financial controlling, production cost transparency, performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering with local plant management, and Global Operations Controlling.

The Plant Controller will play a key role in supporting data-driven decision-making, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and contributing to cost efficiency and operational improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage financial controlling and reporting activities for the blade manufacturing plant.
• Ensure accurate and transparent production cost data, performance reporting, and margin visibility.
• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports in line with local and global requirements.
• Monitor production costs, variances, material consumption, inventory movements, and key performance indicators.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and cost center review processes.
• Analyze production-related KPIs such as unit cost, productivity, efficiency, scrap rates, and cost center performance.
• Act as a finance business partner to plant management by providing financial insights, recommendations, and decision support.
• Collaborate with Global Operations Controlling and ensure alignment with global controlling guidelines.
• Ensure timely and accurate posting of production-related transactions in SAP.
• Cooperate with production, warehouse, procurement, logistics, and other functions to improve end-to-end cost transparency.
• Support internal and external audit requirements related to production financials.
• Participate in cost-saving, productivity, and operational efficiency projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in controlling, financial analysis, plant controlling, cost controlling, or a similar finance role.
• Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of production cost controlling, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Good knowledge of SAP FI/CO.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI or similar data visualization tools.
• Fluency in Turkish and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and result-oriented approach.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and international teams.
• Proactive, flexible, detail-oriented, and a strong team player.
• Military service completed or exempted for candidates subject to military service.
• Willingness to work at the Bergama Plant.