Vehicle Programmes/purchasing Lead

REQ ID: 100303
JOB TITLE: Vehicle Programmes/Purchasing Lead
SALARY: £39,700£48,000
POSTING END DATE:
LOCATION: Gaydon

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.

**WHAT TO EXPECT**

**The Opportunity**:
Working within Vehicle Programmes, the Purchasing / STA Lead supports model year and new model programmes through delivery and launch. Co-ordination of Purchase / STA workstreams and risk management though sourcing, releasing and industrialisation. Primarily focused on new tooled and modified parts, the role involves monitoring of quality, capacity and commercial readiness.
Identification and mitigation of key part risks via liaison with suppliers and module teams alongside analysis of data inputs such as eAPQP, commodity plans, GSP, eCAR, PSW.
The role involves participation in the cross functional programme cadence including on-site support for programmes in the launch phase.

**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**:

- Purchasing / STA representative supporting programme delivery and launch.
- Participation in delivery and launch phase programme meetings cadence. Presentation of the Purchase / STA status.
- Co-ordination and tracking of sourcing activities. Identification and management of timing risks.
- Parts readiness monitoring, (Quality, Capacity, Commercial) including direct liaison with suppliers.
- Parts readiness risk management and key issues governance.
- PSW tracking, expediting, reporting.
- PCDS deliverable assessment for Purchasing / STA & and co-ordination of recovery actions as required.
- Setup of Supplier readiness and communication events.

**WHAT YOU’LL NEED**

Experience Relevant to Role:

- Working with suppliers.
- Sourcing, releasing, ordering.
- Parts development and industrialisation.
- Parts quality management.
- Complex problem solving.
- Agile methodology.

Key Personal Attributes:

- Team player - including cross functional teamwork.
- Integrity and transparency - precise gateway deliverable assessment and transparent reporting.
- Adaptable - for working in a fluid launch environment with new challenges emerging daily.
- Leadership - able to bring people together and co-ordinate responses to risks / issues.
- Confident and assertive - with the ability to build strong working relationships and influence a wide range of stakeholders at all levels in the business.
- Self-motivated - with ability to work on own initiative.

Important Skills:

- Commercial awareness.
- Parts Manufacturing Process and Quality Management.
- Data analysis.
- Presentation.
- Agile and experience with JIRA.

**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.