GLOBAL PURCHASING

On the surface, we create value by driving quality, cost, delivery, innovation and sustainability. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find that we lead supplier performance excellence to deliver a razor-sharp competitive edge. And we do it on a global scale. We’re connectors and facilitators, oiling the vehicle design and engineering process by enabling the reliable supply of quality components to our colleagues in manufacturing. We’re also specialists.

Supplier Technical Assistance

Our STA teams are building the future of movement right here, right now. Ensuring every part in every car meets our exceptional quality standards offers graduates incredible scope to get involved with almost every aspect of a car’s production lifecycle. Along the way, you’ll build a global network, develop problem-solving skills and manage quality concerns on everything from new vehicles to warranty support. It’s both a technical and tactical role in which you’ll have all the freedom and support you need to develop at pace.

Production Purchasing

Our Purchasing teams operate in international markets negotiating complex commercial deals. And you’ll do the same from day one, joining us as a Buyer with your own portfolio of commodities. It’s a business-critical area that presents challenges as diverse as our products, from developing supplier strategies to managing relationships, to sourcing new products and negotiating costs. Process improvement and sustainability are key areas of focus for us, essential to driving innovation and achieving our world-leading ambitions. And our relentless focus on learning more and thinking bigger means you’ll develop world class negotiating and influencing skills along the way.

IT - Software Engineering

We believe that all of our customers deserve a great connected digital experience, and you have a chance to be a part of realising that vision. The teams here at the Digital Delivery Centre (DDC) are on a journey to transform the digital future of Jaguar Land Rover, designing and building innovative systems and products for one of the world’s leading luxury automotive brands in new and exciting ways. Our Software Over The Air (SOTA) platform has delivered over 1 million software updates to customers vehicles. Our subscription platform has enabled over 100k customers to enjoy our connected vehicle services. And we’ve built systems that help JLR engineers design and build our vehicles more effectively.

Our work is exciting, dynamic and can be high pressure. But we never compromise on our values. As a Software Engineer here, you’ll work on live projects from day one, learning from experienced, multi-disciplinary engineers as we transform how we build and operate digital vehicles.

HR

From attraction and recruitment through onboarding and the whole way to retirement, we are all about looking after our people. Right now, in the spirit of our overarching Reimagine ethos, we’re driving an ambitious people transformation agenda that reflects how fast we’re transforming as a business. In fact, we’re not just moving into the future, we are moving the future.

The next-generation of luxury, sustainable cars will be powered by our next-generation of talent. And that’s where you come in, learning from colleagues, thinking bigger and driving us all forward.

You could find yourself working with People Transformation or Process Optimisation team.

People Transformation

Our People Transformation team sits within the Organisation Design Centre of Expertise focuses on delivering the roll out of Agile working practices, change management, and takes the lead on organisation design. You’ll be at the forefront of people transformation and gain a high level of exposure to a variety of key cross functional stakeholders whilst generating new ideas to engage the business and deploy the People Transformation agenda across the business.

Process Optimisation

Only by transforming the digital experience of our employees and creating efficient HR processes can we enable all teams, across the business, to focus on achieving their objectives and competitive advantage for Jaguar Land Rover. Process Optimisation Graduates will work at pace to deliver value to our stakeholders across HR and the wider business focusing on driving the Employee Digital experience and HR efficiency through the optimisation of HR processes and the development of digital and automated solutions.

Finance

In the West Midlands, our industry-leading Finance teams are powering the future of movement by delivering the supporting strategies that make next-generation luxury, innovative and sustainable vehicles possible. Joining them, you’ll do all that too from day one, picking up specialist, commercial and project skills as you partner the business, support projects and provide financial analysis.

This early careers programme is shaped to empower your personal and professional development, to grow your network, establish career-building relationships and to push the boundaries of your creative potential.

That begins with support specifically tailored to your role, wherever you join us. Over two years and through two placements that are guided by your personal career ambitions, you could gain experience in Business Partnering, Management Information & Analytics, Global Financial Shared Services or Group Finance. You’ll be exposed to all areas of the business, get a thorough grounding in accountancy fundamentals, achieve industry qualifications and the confidence to look ahead to a leadership role.