REQ ID: 128680
JOB TITLE: Material Fulfilment Lead
LOCATION: Budapest

Reimagine the future of modern luxury at JLR Hungary. Here you'll find roles from technical to supply chain. You'll collaborate with global teams across multiple sites and work with cutting-edge innovations to deliver extraordinary experiences. Your work will directly shape the next generation of our iconic brands. Come, create an exceptional future.

WHAT TO EXPECT

A challenging and exciting new opportunity has been created within the Material Fulfilment team, part of the Industrial Operations Organisation.

You will play a key role within our SECURE Ramp Up team as the lead for coordinating a cross-functional team including JLR Buyers, Supplier Technical Assurance, suppliers, Agile squad, and others to deliver a robust risk assessment and resolution of Post Job 1 volume risks.

This involves issue identification, critical path timing plans, analysis, and resolution, starting from c16 weeks prior to a Unit, MY, or Vehicle Launch. Coordinating cross-functional meetings working with key stakeholders/supplier partners internally and externally across the business (STA, Purchasing, Agile Squads, R&FU, Suppliers) securing our plant's ability to produce on time with the volume we require.

You will have experience in delivering complex projects, knowledge of the automotive manufacturing process, able to demonstrate your ability to work with teams towards strict deadlines and targets, and drive activity. With good business acumen, you will be able to assess risks/opportunities whilst planning risk mitigation and delivering on objectives on time and to quality.

You will be able to gather evidence of supplier readiness with onsite visits whilst providing regular updates using the Supply Chain Issue Management tool in the Supply Chain Tower governance process.

The role will require significant travel to supplier sites and JLR Plants!

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Ensure supply risks are promptly identified, and analysed for all JLR plants in UK and Europe.
• Drive mitigation actions for risks/problems identified, delivering a SECURE Ramp Up fulfilment signal confirming entitlement to build.
• Delivery of key performance indicators to achieve key scorecard metrics.
• Implement operational plans and ways of working for the team to run and implement.
• Drive Cross-functional problem-solving actions.
• Compiling and reporting of key data.
• Gathering data on a supplier’s robustness of readiness.
• Coordinating JLR stakeholder meetings, reporting status, and escalating if required.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED 

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills that you’ll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

Essential:

• Driver's license B category
• Degree qualified
• Knowledge of manufacturing process + procurement practice
• Either all or some knowledge experience in manufacturing, supplier management, supply chain, procurement, product launch, or project management
• Problem solving skills
• Team player with success stories on cross-functional projects
• Analytic and communication skills
• Project coordination 
• Microsoft Power Point & Excel

Desirable:

• CMMS / SAP knowledge
• Data Management and Governance
• Data Analysis and Visualisation
• Synthesis of Data Sets and creation of Key Data Insights / Interpretation
• Critical Thinking with Data
• Data cleansing and Attention to Detail
• Metric and Performance measurement
• Communication and Presentation through Data

THE BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect the following benefits:

• Join us for the next level of your career and help develop solutions that shape the future of cars
• Be part of an international, inclusive, and open-minded team where you have actual influence on the processes
• See the product you’re working on come to life from testing all the way to production
• Work flexibly with high percentage of home office or from our award-winning office
• Competitive salary and performance related bonus scheme
• Health and life insurance and cafeteria package
• Various company programs such as charity events or our regular board game club

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work.

Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role– but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. 

We believe in people’s ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.