KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants' resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.

If you've ever wished the numbers could tell you exactly where to focus next, this role is designed to make that happen.

As our new Business Partner Production Controlling (m/f/d) at KWS Berlin GmbH, you are the financial co-pilot for our local production site—turning numbers into clear, actionable guidance for daily operations. You bring real-time insights, cost transparency, and performance support that help teams focus on what matters most and continuously improve efficiency.

By combining a solid understanding of production processes with strong financial expertise, you ensure decisions are fact-based and aligned with our strategic goals. In close partnership with production, supply chain, and finance colleagues—locally and globally—you help drive accountability, impact, and measurable results.

This is a permanent, full-time position.

Your new place of work is at our Berlin-based entity or at our HQ in Einbeck.

Business Partnering & Financial Advisory

Act as a trusted financial advisor and sparring partner for production and maintenance
teams
Support the Team Lead Business Partners Finance & Controlling in steering and decision-making process

Cost Controlling & Analysis

Collect and analyze production costs, develop and maintain standard costs
Conduct variance analyses (plan vs. actual vs. standard) and identify cost-saving
opportunities
Track material usage, scrap, and production waste

Planning & Forecasting

Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including COGM calculations and detailed production planning
Assist in operational forecasting and cost modelling

Closing & Reporting

Material Ledger maintenance and costing
Prepare WIP bookings and calculate COGS by crop for quarterly closings
Contribute to KPI reporting and plant performance dashboards

Inventory Management

Support inventory management and ensure accurate reporting
Support the stakeholders in the inventory devaluation calculation, write offs and scrap values

Collaboration & Governance

Collaborate with international production controlling colleagues to ensure alignment and governance
Participate in productivity and savings initiatives, CapEx evaluations, and make-or-buy analyses

System & Process Support

Support standard cost reviews and cost roll-ups
Ensure compliance with controlling standards and contribute to continuous process improvement

Master's degree in economics, business administration, agribusiness, or comparable
Several years of experience in production or plant controlling, ideally in an international environment
Proficiency in SAP (CO, ML, CO-PA) and Excel; experience with BI tools is a plus
Good analytical skills and hands-on approach to operational controlling
Strong communication skills and the ability to work in cross-functional and international teams
Empathy and intercultural competence
Structured, self-motivated, and self-organized
Goal-driven
Committed and proactive team player
Excellent command of English; Russian and/or Ukrainian language skills are an asset

As a family-run company we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence - this culture is lived in practice creating thus an open and friendly working atmosphere.
True to our motto Make yourself grow, we support employees' professional and personal development.
We offer excellent work equipment (e.g. ergonomic workstations, several monitors, air conditioning, high-end technical equipment, the newest laboratory equipment), a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location.
We offer a company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares, childcare allowance and a job bike.

We look forward to receiving your online application via our application system SuccessFactors! Please use the "Apply" function in the online advertisement.

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