PI Propulsion Planner

​POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Duties:

• Product Information (PI) is the beating heart of our business.

• As a department we are responsible for the delivery of coherent and timely Product Specification and Bill of Materials in line with Programme (Unit / Vehicle) timing.

• As a PI Propulsion Planner, you'll be responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of accurate configured bills of materials in support of vehicle line & architecture PCDS (Product Creation and Delivery System) milestones for multiple model years.

• You will need to develop plans, scenario plan and co-ordinate the actions of the Release Operations & Feature Configuration teams, be responsible for the accuracy, cleanliness and timeliness of feature sets and bills of materials to support both virtual and physical builds.

• This exciting and equally stimulating role offers the opportunity to join a critical area within the business.

Skills:

• Applications are welcomed from individuals who are natural problem solvers and people who enjoy working with and understanding data.

• The successful candidate will have a “can do” attitude and a logical approach to working through issues as they arise.

• They will be capable of interacting with a range of different stakeholders and able to manage the workload within the wider PI team.

• This is a key role that requires a balance of business capabilities to deliver its key objectives.

• A confident and articulate person who is able to communicate directly, clearly and openly and can engage with stakeholders at different levels within the business.

• A determined individual, committed and results-orientated who works with pace, energy, and confidence.

• A candidate who is comfortable challenging stakeholders with strong influencing and engagement skills.

• The Junior Planner should embody the value of 'Own it and solve it'.

• An applied working knowledge of Agile Methodologies and JIRA would be beneficial.

• Using Project Management skills to generate and manage project delivery plans.

• Understanding programme scope and comprehensive change management skills.

• Stakeholder management and negotiation to ensure priorities met and critical path are not compromised.

• Must have good, strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence people and develop effective solutions.

• Excellent problem solving & logic reasoning skills - a test will be required to be passed pre interview.

• Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.

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