Openings For fuels and Lubes Global Performance and Appraisal Advisor - Singapore

Job ID: A24605

Location: Shell House, Singapore, Singapore

Shell first established its presence in Singapore in 1891. Since then we have grown into one of the Island's largest foreign investors employing about 2,400 staff. In 2008, Shell Singapore received the Best HR, Best Graduate Development Practices, Best Change Management Practices awards at
the HRM Awards. Shell Singapore also won the coveted Work-Life Excellence Award organised by the Tripartite Committee on Work-Life. In 2009, Shell Singapore received Best use of Technology 2009 and Best Reward & Recognition 2009 at the HRM Awards

Responsibilities: 

·          Provide external benchmark in cost, yield and other key performance measures discussion. Incorporate insights from cost driver analysis and identification of possible inefficiency/waste into appraisal discussion

·          Provide support in Lubricant and Fuels strategy development and establish a framework for delivery of these aspirations in the operational and sales plan

·          Support the business planning process across a new Lubricants and Fuels organization with distinct profit and loss between Fuels and Lubricants (essentially 6 distinct sets of P/L)

·          Analyze and link key operational excellence measures with financial performance and distil business opportunities for visibility and action for the global leadership

·          Champion the usage of standard reports and ensure continuous improvement applying LEAN concepts to the MI reporting and production process across Lubricants and Fuels

·          Leverage the capability of Finance Operations in the collating, reporting and first line analysis of such MI

·          Ensure timely and efficient delivery of Management Information across Fuels and Lubricants

·          Provide planning and appraisal support to Finance GM for Global Key accounts and Lubricants supply chain respectively

·          Provide input and support to the development of Management Information activity across Lubricants and Fuels

·          Support the Performance and Appraisal Manager (PAM) and effectively network with regional Bulk fuels/Lubricants/Supply Chain team of analysts and business managers

·          Be a positive change agent in Bulk fuels and Lubricants integration

·          Provide top quartile P&A support to the Fuels and Lubricant business resulting in improvement of business value delivery

·          Support the Europe Bulk Fuels/Lubricants VP and leadership team in understanding the financial and operational performance of the business and identify opportunities for improvement

·          Develop and co-ordinate strategic and operational plan for Fuels and Lubricants business that is consistent with the strategy e.g. Focused Growth, Synthetics and Operational Excellence

·          Monitor and appraise against such plans to advice emerging risk and countermeasures as well as to provide transparency on accountability at the appropriate level

·          Provide challenge and control to capital investments and business development fund (BDF) and to appraise there efficiency and effectiveness

·          Contribute to the design and development of downstream processes and systems related to PAM and MI and ensure that Global Fuels and Lubricants are in alignment with the requirement of Downstream

·          Work closely with the offshore P&A team to optimize the delivery of PAM objectives

Requirements: 

·          A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting

·          Strong analytical skills and business acumen, and a sound understanding of key external trends and benchmarks

·          Ability to handle unstructured information, to deal with ambiguity and change with an eye for detail whilst maintaining a global overview

·          Good team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to build networks and to engender trust, credibility and respect that are essential to succeed in the job

·          A self-starter who is able to shape decisions, engage with stakeholders and rally support

·          Ability to manage interfaces & build solid relationships within the business

·          Skills or ability to learn quickly the DS Business Intelligence tools (Business Objects, COGNOS) and MI applications (e.g. GPMR, Faster)

·          A good understanding of Accounting Principles and a recognized accounting qualification (completed or in progress) would be an advantage

Application Deadline: Monday 11 July 2011

Number of Vacancies: 1

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