(Senior) Manager Finance Business Partner St. Wendel Cluster (m/f/d) 

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 125,000 employees. 

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth. 

Our values guide how we work: 

We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities 

We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together 

We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation 

Our site in St. Wendel plays a major role with more than 1800 employees, it is one of the largest production sites for Fresenius Medical Care in Germany. Here, high-quality products for hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are manufactured. The site combines state-of-the-art technologies in medical device manufacturing with comprehensive research and development. St. Wendel specializes in the production of dialysis membranes and filters, solutions, as well as extrusion and injection molding. Join this team and play a significant role in the continued development and improvement of dialysis therapies worldwide. 

Your Responsibilities: 

Partner with GBS FP&A to deliver month-end closing, financial reporting and ensure high data integrity 

Manage budgeting and forecasting for assigned manufacturing sites in close collaboration with site leadership and GBS FP&A; drive and monitor operational execution 

Steer plant productivity through performance analytics and close monitoring of cost development 

Act as a finance business partner to site leadership by challenging decisions, developing action plans, and evaluating risks and opportunities 

Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic investments, decision-making and scenario planning 

Support annual standard cost calculations and conduct in-depth product cost analyses to identify improvement opportunities 

Manage internal controls for assigned business processes 

Drive initiatives to improve, modernize and standardize financial processes and tools 

Lead or contribute to finance, plant and cross-functional projects and initiatives 

About you: 

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or Industrial Engineering & Management; MBA is a plus 

6+ years of manufacturing finance experience in a multinational environment 

Strong expertise in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cost and profit center controlling within manufacturing 

Solid experience in business cases, investment evaluations, cost calculations and KPI-based performance analysis 

Proven management reporting and presentation skills; strong knowledge of IFRS and compliance requirements 

Advanced SAP FI/CO and BI knowledge; excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills (Anaplan is a plus) 

Experience working cross-functionally across plant functions and global stakeholders 

Background in change management and continuous improvement initiatives 

Strong communication skills, multicultural awareness and business partnering mindset 

Team-oriented personality with high energy, self-confidence and willingness to take on leadership and special projects 

Fluent in German and English 

Our Offer for you: 

There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have -  all dedicated to your professional journey. 

Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world 

Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development 

A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one 

A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience 

The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company