Operations Controller – Join the Future of Operations & Finance

Location: Milan

Team: Operations Controlling – Danone Italy

Are you passionate about numbers, data, and new technologies? Looking for a role where you can grow quickly, have real impact, and work closely with supply chain, finance, and international teams? This could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Your Mission

As a Junior Operations Controller, you will be part of the team driving operational performance across the business. You will use advanced digital tools (SAP, Power BI, Tagetik) to turn complex data into clear insights, enabling efficient, data‑driven management of industrial and logistics costs.

What You Will Do

- Support the monthly closing of material and logistics costs, analyzing variances and identifying key drivers.

- Contribute to official group reporting in collaboration with Italian supply chain, Greek controlling, and Europe Finance Operations teams.

- Update monthly forecasts on costs and volumes.

- Participate in the rolling forecast.

- Support business cases for innovation.

- Work with SAP, Power BI, Tagetik, and other digital tools to enhance analysis.

Who You Are

- Degree in Economics, Finance, Management Engineering, or similar fields.

- 0–2 years of experience, but with a strong desire for growth

- Curious, proactive, analytical. You love to work in a team and challenges energize you.

- Passionate about data and digital tools.

- Fluent in English.

About us

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104000 employees work on all five continents in the three Danone business areas Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Specialized Nutrition and Water on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible”.

We want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food and healthy food needs a healthy planet: this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.

Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you.

Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.  

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

What We Offer

- Fast-growth path within strategic teams.

- Flexible “phygital” environment.

- High‑impact role.

- International exposure.

- Inclusive, people‑centric culture.

Why Danone

At Danone, we believe everyone has unique talent and the power to make an impact. One Planet. One Health. By You.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply now and join us in shaping the future of Operations & Finance.