Business Performance Lead

1 month ago

Gaydon, United Kingdom Jaguar Land Rover Full time

**Job Description
REQ ID: 119262

JOB TITLE: Business Performance Lead - Electrification

SALARY: £43,600 - £57,000

POSTING END DATE: 05/02/2024

LOCATION: Gaydon

We're re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

**WHAT TO EXPECT**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Performance Lead (Electrification) to join the Business Performance Commodities and Technologies team. In this role you will have the opportunity to challenge existing thinking, whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style. You will be responsible for driving material (piece) cost idea generation and profit improvement through Propulsion commodities and product teams.

In this position you will work across multiple car lines, leading teams to mature initiatives through to Chief Engineer acceptance on our products. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone that is looking to balance technical and commercial acumen to gain business wide exposure, as you will be able to engage with functions across the entire business to ensure that we achieve our vehicles' Variable Profit and EBIT % targets through balance of cost, revenue and other levers of the income statement.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

In this role you will act as the day-to-day lead, responsible for building cost reduction and profit improvement roadmaps to achieve a pipeline target across different commodities and COC areas, whilst maintaining and/or improving product quality.

Further responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Data analysis & digital tools utilisation to identify incremental opportunities or risks mitigation and track delivery
- Liaising with various business functions to lead or support idea generation through competitor benchmarkingEnsuring appropriate prioritisation of Commodity initiatives based on both business case return and ease of implementation
- Managing and developing internal and external cross functional relationships with key stakeholders through effective communication

**WHAT YOU'LL NEED**

We are looking for someone that has a proven track record of creating and curating cost reduction and profit optimisation opportunity pipelines, with a focus on Automotive Electrification.

Essential:
Advanced MS Excel skills (Including pivot tables and charts)
- Experience in Automotive ElectrificationStrong technical and commercial awareness, with the ability to understand and build compelling business cases to drive initiative approvalStrong business acumen and financial understanding, including the ability to develop and scrutinise business cases
- A proven track record in project and change management/transformation

**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 and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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