Commodities and Material Cost Specialist

2 weeks ago

Coventry, United Kingdom Jaguar Land Rover Full time

REQ ID**:115432**
JOB TITLE**:Commodities and Material Cost Specialist - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract**
SALARY**:£33,100 - £42,600**
POSTING END DATE**:03/05/2023**
LOCATION**:Coventry**

**12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT**

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

Provide a high-quality finance support and analysis in the Commodities and Material Cost space. Scope, design, refine and execute reports that informs business priorities and decisions relating to Commodities and Material Cost.

As the Commodity Specialist - MI&A, you’ll be responsible for:

- Ensure delivery of standard and Ad-hoc, streamlined financial reporting
- Support financial modelling processes and monitor progress versus key metrics.
- Support the automation of the commodities and material cost modelling processes alongside internal Analytics Team colleagues - an opportunity to develop Analytical skillset including Tableau and Google Big Query.
- Provide high quality financial analytics to the business and calculate the financial sensitivities, understanding key value levers to achieve financial, operational and strategic objectives
- Conduct root cause analysis of variances and overseeing course correction
- Identify areas for continuous improvement within their sphere of influence and area of expertise
- Adhere to the policies, controls and governance
- Provide direction and guidance to wider team members as you collaborate with them to deliver customer requirements, maximising their motivation and performance
- Leverage findings to uncover actionable insights
- Collaborate and communicate across department and function to drive great decision making
- Be a trusted source of knowledge for Finance Business Partners and Service Delivery Team in the sphere of Commodities and Material Cost.
- Use own initiative taking responsibility of tasks and escalating where appropriate

**WHAT YOU’LL NEED**
- Professional Accounting qualification (completed or in progress)
- Able to collaborate with a broad variety of stakeholders working across JLR Finance
- Strong numerical, analytical skills
- Continuous improvement ‘mind set’ with the ability to proactively identify issues and resolve
- Ability to multi-task, work accurately at speed and under pressure
- Able to work with Manager to plan workload effectively
- Data analytics or data science aptitude
- Strong Excel experience required

**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 Jaguar Land Rover 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 Jaguar Land Rover, 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.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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