REQ ID: 125730
JOB TITLE: Programme Planner
SALARY: £45,000 - £49,000

POSTING START DATE: 09.09.24

POSTING END DATE: 23.09.24 

 
LOCATION: Fen End
 
We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

The Opportunity

JLR delivers some of the most desirable vehicles in the world. There is an opportunity to join Accessories team to be part of something exceptional. Enhancing the values of the core vehicle and providing additional options to suit the customers lifestyle

Within Accessories produce modern, luxurious, innovative, products and services that delivers choice for our customers, added value to our core brands and increased revenue to our business.
Although this is delivered through close cooperation with other JLR business units, we go further and deliver faster using our size and expertise. 
Vital to our delivery is a cohesive team that performs in an agile way in line with the Creators Code.

You will be integral to delivery of Accessories, which all drive significant revenue within JLR. Our Strategy, Engineering and Programme Management teams collaborate with the main vehicle programmes to deliver unique, personalised features and vehicles to our customers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This Programme Planner role will hold responsibility for the development and programme management of projects from initial concept through to Launch. It provides un-parallel experience and development opportunity to work with multiple functions across the full Strategic, development and Launch activities. As the Programme planner you will collaboratively leading a team to deliver projects.

• Responsible for the collaborative creation and successful delivery of Programmes 
• Planning to ensure programme gateways are delivered within scope and achieve to cost, timing and quality
• Effective Risks and Issues or impediments management 
• Appropriately report issues and collaboratively manage them to timing plans
• Maintain budget control and meet the financial targets established at programme gateways
• Effectively chair and manage meetings with clear actions and minutes

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Enterprise level collaboration to ensure the wants and needs of the brands are delivered to the customers.
• Achieve cost, timing and quality amending the scope where necessary via change management
• Robust planning to ensure activities take place at the right time in advance of milestones and gateways maintaining a clear critical path
• Run and chair weekly programme management meetings producing clear minutes and actions
• Support the Programme with planning activities such as chairing Timing / Planning attribute teams, leading Planning Workshops, coordinating programme content, prebuild ordering and setting up Credible Planning Governance sessions with key stakeholders. 
• Proactively monitor programme health through metrics, risks and issues and initiate corrective action where required.
• Support the Deferral process in presenting timing changes to the Senior Management team.
• Support the development and delivery of the VP Planning Strategy in accordance with the Cycle Plan.
• Efficiently report to management key messages and actions

WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 
 
Essential

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience.
• Conversant with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
• Experience of planning and project management (ideally with accredited qualification)
• Experience of risk management & planning.
• Experience of stakeholder alignment. 
   

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 JLR 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 JLR, 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. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.