The General Manager - Costing will oversee the entire costing function within a food manufacturing or processing environment. This includes ensuring accurate cost calculation, managing raw material and ingredient cost analysis, evaluating production efficiency, and optimizing product margins. The role will play a critical part in driving strategic decisions, improving profitability, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development and implementation of standard costing models across all food production lines and product categories.
Monitor and analyze the cost of raw materials, packaging, labor, and overheads, and assess their impact on product pricing and profitability.
Conduct variance analysis (standard vs. actual costs), identifying root causes and recommending cost-control measures.
Work closely with procurement, production, quality, and supply chain teams to evaluate vendor pricing, yield losses, wastage, and shelf-life impacts on costing.
Analyze cost implications of recipe changes, packaging variations, or process modifications.
Drive the implementation of systems to improve visibility and traceability of food production costs and margins.
Lead costing input for new product development (NPD), pricing strategies, and customer quotations.
Ensure accurate inventory valuation, particularly for perishable and time-sensitive goods.
Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and margin analysis reports for senior management.
Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, traceability standards, and financial reporting norms.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of costing and financial analysts.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
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