Trading Division - Material Supply Analyst

Job description

Job Description

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

What to expect:

The Release and Follow Up function is responsible for maintaining the efficient and timely flow of parts from global suppliers to the Export Sales Centre, ensuring delivery to schedules on time and in full.

The Material Supply Analyst is a highly visible role, regularly liaising with customer and our Lead Logistic Partner (LLP), Purchasing, STA (Supplier Technical Assistance) and a supply base in the UK and overseas to ensure a smooth supply of parts into the Export Centre and to our end customers.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate LLP activities to ensure the efficient and timely flow of parts from global suppliers to the Export Centre.
Promote strong Company / supplier relationships and develop robust techniques to improve supplier performance.
Coordinate with Suppliers, Purchasing, and STA in the effective resolution of supply issues that risk ongoing and future Export Centre performance.
Negotiate and authorise premium freight to ensure that costs are kept within budget whilst ensuring continuity of operations at all times.
Ensure supply / part availability for all engineering changes and new model programme actions through close monitoring of supply plans and parts delivery timing. Ensure that obsolescence liability is minimised by working closely with the Data Integrity/Engineering Change Control team and the LLP Material Handling team.
Analyse KPI’s, monitor worsening trends, repeat issues, and poor performance indicators. React in a timely manner to all issues with appropriate containment actions, identify root cause, and drive permanent solutions.
Ensure good communication and appropriate escalation of issues which may affect continuity of operations. Use and develop the ‘risk sheet’ and associated processes.

Key Relationships:

• Lead Logistics Provider
• Jaguar Land Rover Export/Shipping & Data Integrity functions within the Export Centre
• Global Suppliers
• Jaguar Land Rover Trading Division, Purchasing and STA

Desired profile

Candidate Profile

What you’ll need:

Essential
• Strong Analytical and Investigation skills essential.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication skills (written & verbal) with ability to use own initiative.
• Must have a thorough logical approach to issues, with high attention to detail.

Desirable
• Ability to write A3s, technical reports and deliver presentations to various levels.
• Preferably Degree qualified (or studying towards).
• Relevant experience of Material Planning and Logistics processes would be an advantage, in particular Release & Follow Up/Supply Chain
• Working knowledge of problem solving tools including PPS/8D.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Benefits

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you will find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team. Our employees have access to a privilege car purchase scheme, membership of a competitive pension plan, performance related bonus scheme and 26 days holiday entitlement. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.