REQ ID: 122970
JOB TITLE: GME Logistic Strategic Projects Manager
SALARY: £61,200- £78,000

POSTING DATE: 21/03/2024
POSTING END DATE: 12/04/2024
LOCATION: Solihull  

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. JLR 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.

THE ROLE

As Strategic Studies Programme Manager within the GME-Logistics team, you will lead the high-level creation of optimised Manufacturing Logistics Solutions to feed into strategic and Off-cycle business studies.
You will be responsible for defining total Manufacturing Logistics Solutions, calculating required programme budgets (capital, operational expenditure, CO2e, space), evaluating business benefits to ensure optimal solutions for scale of project, feasibility and timing studies, and subsequent business case creation. You will work closely with your colleagues in Logistics Strategy to ensure you are abreast of the most up-to-date and relevant standards and strategy to ensure programme funding aligns to our Logistics Roadmap.

You will be responsible for ensuring key Manufacturing Logistics deliverables and milestones are achieved on time, to early Programme targets. Through collaboration, effective relationships and stakeholder management, you will influence future Manufacturing Logistics operations, Total Delivered Cost, Manufacturing Cost per Unit and E2E Supply Chain strategy.

Another main requirement of this role is to lead cross functional stakeholder engagement for Manufacturing Logistics within our Industrial Operations and Engineering organisations, ensuring our requirements and impacts are included in all key milestone decisions. You can also expect to be held accountable to ensure the delivery of Manufacturing Logistics strategic business objectives. As such, you will be responsible for establishing processes for clear and smooth handover of projects to Programme Management or delivery teams and quality feedback loops, to understand how successful your planning was for your customers.

You will lead direct reports in robust Programme Governance activities; project status and financial reporting, risk and issue management, and Project KPI’s to senior management and stakeholders. Being in a leadership role, you will be expected to lead a team to drive early gateway deliverables, on-time and to target, as set out in Product Creation and Delivery System (PCDS), relevant JLR Quality Operating Systems (QOS), the Commodity Creation and Delivery System (CCDS) and aligned to Global Manufacturing Engineering’s Standards. 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
A successful candidate will have previous experience in a programme or strategic leadership role within Logistics with a track record of delivery. You will need to have the ability to lead and manage a team to deliver high performance, through clear leadership and personal development. As well as having a developed understanding and experience of Manufacturing Logistics concepts, principles and practices and the ability to demonstrate strategic thinking within supply chain and/or automotive manufacturing.
Jaguar Land Rover are looking for someone with a methodical, detailed approach to work context and experience using project management tools and techniques to deliver effective project planning, budget management and implementation - someone who also has the analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex data and evidence to provide recommendations and/or required interventions to support activities.
A successful applicant will be able to demonstrate their experience in presenting project status, issues and complex data to senior stakeholders - with the ability to influence strategic decisions based on sound data driven logic or argument.
 
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to influence and lead colleagues at varying levels within the organisation to ensure the delivery of our premium products, meeting all targets.
•    Advanced user of Microsoft Office Suite with a greater emphasis on experience of using Excel to provide timely and accurate data to the business.
•    Experience of successful Problem Resolution through collaboration and engagement, using structured approaches.
•    Ability to manage risks and issues, with clear understanding of escalation and de-escalation management.
•    Experience of stakeholder management at all levels. 
•    Have the ability to travel between sites regularly.

 

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.