Automotive Residual Value Specialist

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Motability Operations Full time
About The Role
The automotive sector is experiencing unprecedented changes as trends like electrification, connectivity, and the agency model reshape the landscape. As the largest car fleet operator in the UK, with approximately 670,000 vehicles, it is essential for Motability Operations to comprehend how these trends will influence our fleet.

We are seeking an Analyst to join our Residual Value & Pricing team, playing a pivotal role in assessing how these developments will transform the new and used car markets in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Residual Value Manager, you will:
  • Understand the implications of shifts in the broader economic and automotive environment on new and used car market dynamics and the associated risks for the UK's largest car fleet.
  • Cultivate relationships with automotive manufacturers, retailers, vehicle converters, and industry contacts by participating in vehicle launch events and external automotive conferences.
  • Act as a subject matter expert on future product and technological advancements in the industry, elucidating how trends such as electrification, connected vehicles, and the agency model will affect residual value risks.
  • Utilize this expertise to generate vehicle-level residual values and maintenance budgets for our fleet on a quarterly basis.
  • Employ our analytical tools to create reports and derive concise, data-driven insights for senior stakeholders regarding key industry trends.
  • Facilitate cross-functional forums and internal governance meetings, clearly articulating the factors influencing market developments to broader business stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with essential business stakeholders, including Analytics, Pricing, VRM, Manufacturer Relations, and Conversions & Adaptations teams, to develop and disseminate key insights as the market evolves rapidly.
  • Leverage your technical skills to maintain and enhance the forecasting processes and market insights within Asset Risk.

About You
The ideal candidate will:
  • Have a thorough understanding of how data can be leveraged to address complex business challenges.
  • Be commercially astute and capable of applying analytical methods to deliver practical solutions in a dynamic business environment.
  • Collaborate effectively with team members to devise clear solutions to intricate problems.
  • Exhibit sufficient technical proficiency and confidence to challenge the status quo, aiming to continuously improve our forecasting methodologies and departmental strategies.
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, constructing clear and coherent arguments regarding complex challenges.
  • Demonstrate high levels of organization to manage multiple projects with various stakeholders and deadlines.

Minimum Criteria:
  • Experience in an analytically driven commercial environment.
  • Strong analytical, data visualization, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with the capacity to influence others.
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Comfort in transforming complex data into easily digestible insights.
  • A significant interest in the automotive industry and vehicles.
  • A valid UK driving license.

Desirable:
  • Experience in producing forecasts.
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Oracle Analytics).
  • Experience with Snowflake or SQL.
  • Proficiency in Python.

About The Company
Motability Operations is a distinctive organization, combining a strong sense of purpose with a commercial edge to provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 630,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a variety of affordable vehicles, including cars, wheelchair-accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs, with insurance, maintenance, and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK, purchasing around 10% of all new cars sold in the country and collaborating with a network of approximately 5,000 car dealers and all major manufacturers. We take pride in delivering exceptional customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.

Our values are central to everything we do, representing ambition, and we seek individuals who embody these values daily:
  • We find solutions.
  • We drive change.
  • We care.

Benefits:
As a member of the Motability Operations team, you can expect:
  • A competitive reward package, including an annual discretionary bonus.
  • A 15% non-contributory pension (9% during the probation period).
  • 28 days of annual leave with options to purchase and sell days.
  • One day for volunteering.
  • Funded Private Medical Insurance coverage.
  • Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Life assurance at four times your basic salary, providing peace of mind for your loved ones.
  • Funded health screening for employees over 50.
  • Voluntary benefits, including charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships, and season ticket loans.
  • An Employee Discount Scheme with an app for on-the-go savings.
  • Free access to healthcare apps for all employees.
  • Generous family leave policies.

At Motability Operations, we are committed to building a diverse workforce, empowering our employees to be their authentic selves at work, and encouraging individuals from all backgrounds to apply. We strive to maintain a culture that nurtures growth, where employees can thrive and are rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.

We take pride in being an inclusive employer, ensuring that all our offices provide excellent disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we aim to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests whenever possible, fostering a culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.

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