Pre-Programmes Planner

Are you looking for a new role within the Automotive Industry? We are supporting a permanent role based in Warwick.

Job Purpose:

• Lead the planning and documenting X-carline commodity strategies and cost structures Pre-Gate 7.  Create alignment between Product plan (voice of customer), R&D, Finance and heads of platforms and govern the process to balance the cross functional demands.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan and document with PMTs alignment of key commodities Strategy and Powertrain strategies across car lines
• Work closely with Heads of Platform and Planning team to Lead annual process synthetic submissions for future programmes investment and piece cost
• Develop common formats communicating and cascading agreed Commodity Strategies - run and instigate cross functional forums to ensure gaps are closed
• Collate and provide input to the Programme Office team on agreed and proposed commodity Plans
• Manage the process to balance the cross functional demands with the customer and market demands
• Ensure future technical solutions will meet customer targets through engagement of Vehicle Engineering team
• Develop model line and cross carline deployment plans to deliver legislative compliance and protect against requirements for derogations across all regions to ensure compatibility of technology/ commodity plans with the Cycle and Business Plans and delivering carline profitability
• Support PMT evaluation of solutions – support them to summarise and present alternative strategies for commodity plans and convey strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats of the different options.
• Manage the creation and distribution of 'SEL' documentation to move a Programme from 'Annual Process' to the deployment stage and transfer from Planning to Product Creation
• To support Programme Office in creating Gate 7
• Develop and cascade the 'so what' implications of analysis of cross function inputs to Product Strategy
• The post holder will undertake other duties as may be required to achieve the Company’s objectives, commensurate with the grading of the post.

Your Experience

• A Degree (or equivalent) in a technical background such as Automotive, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience of leading cross functional teams in a range of automotive disciplines
• Experience defining detailed vehicle requirements from a high level Product Brief
• Knowledge through delivery of all phases of Product Development, proven experience of creating and assessing alternative delivery strategies and presenting Strength/ Weaknesses/ Opps /Threats across multiple business areas
• Strong commercial understanding and ability to build a budget from a high-level vehicle specification
• Strong and Proven analytical skills and an ability to convey these clearly and concisely
• Excellent presentation skills (written and verbal)
• Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
• Excellent planning skills with strong ability to think strategically
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Tenacity to deliver personal and company objectives
• Experience of cross functional management and confident in leading and guiding groups
• A working knowledge of Commercial requirements in addition to Programme delivery

Benefits Package

• Competitive Salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Cover
• 26 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Mercedes Lease Scheme