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Who is Brown-Forman?

For nearly 150 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s & Cola, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Finlandia, el Jimador, Woodford Reserve, Chambord, BenRiach, GlenDronach, Slane and Fords Gin. Brown-Forman’s brands are supported by approximately 4,700 employees and sold in more than 170 countries worldwide Our small, multi-functional team at Stein manages the external production for Brown-Forman products in Europe. Being part of this team requires a collaborative and flexible approach, building strong relationships within the Brown-Forman global team and our production partners.

Why should you apply?

• Work for Brown Forman, the company of iconic products like Jack Daniel’s, Finlandia, Woodford Reserve, amongst others.
• Being part of a team who is responsible for producing Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey and Fire, Jack and Cola and many other established products.
• Learn and progress in a company where everyone is considered an important part of the team and where diversity and inclusion are a part of our culture.

Meaningful Work From Day One

Manage the process of product additions and changes to maintain the information integrity required to support efficient and reliable manufacturing operations at multiple external manufacturing sites. Leverage the functionality of the SAP system to optimize current and future production capabilities. Act as liaison between various functional groups to assure SAP integrity is maintained and to assure accurate standard costs are easily accessible. Independently running the basic finance and accounting processes consisting of procedures related to the Accounts Payable process for BFN and Slane production related invoices.

What You Can Expect

Responsibilities Product Engineer:

• Manage all SAP activities associated with product additions and changes at multiple manufacturing locations.
• Protect data integrity, which is absolutely critical to SAP functionality, through system and procedural controls. SAP activities include but are not limited to: creation and revision of Master Recipes, creation of Material Master Data and Engineering change management.
• Maintain components and ingredients in SAP for multiple sites
• Act as coordinator between the different sites and all the internal departments (i.e., Packaging, Finance, Supply Chain) to insure data integrity
• Liaison between BFN and the co-packers in case of material issues, provide new materials and change requests information to co-packers
• Work as extension of the SAP support group to assist in system changes and documentation and communication of new procedures and processes to the appropriate functional areas (EMO, Production Finance, etc.)
• Together with Supply Chain coordinate the gift packing process with co-packers, set up new BOM’s, and create work instructions.

Responsibilities Accounts Payable Specialist:

• Process PO and non-PO based vendor invoices in complete, correct and timely manner using Coupa and SAP
• Review and verify all invoices for appropriate documentation and approvals prior to payment.
• Be the first contact for vendor queries and research, analyze, and resolve vendor issues in a timely, accurate and professional manner
• Identify root cause analysis of invoice processing and posting errors and resolve errors in a timely and accurate manner
• Work together with other departments at B-F where needed in support of this function in order to solve any invoicing issues
• Develop and maintain SAP invoice processing system skills to act as an Accounts Payable SME (subject matter expert).
• Act as an Accounts Payable SME (subject matter expert) related to the various Coupa purchasing & invoicing processes, providing support to other Coupa users.

General Responsibilities:

• Identify improvement opportunities to further increase efficiency for both the Product Engineer and Accounts Payable processes.
• Provide general accounting support (i.e., monthly closing activities)

What You Bring to the Table

• BS in Business or related field plus 1-3 years’ experience in manufacturing.
• SAP Materials Management experience 3-5 years.
• Accounts payable experience 3-5 years.
• Ability to complete project work within budget and time constraints.

Nothing Better in the Market

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure our sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer premium and equitable pay & bonus for individual and company performance. At Brown-Forman Netherlands, we can offer a competitive benefits package including, but not limited to flexible-working options, product samples, private pension plan and vacation days above the statutory, along with global career opportunities.