Logistics Project Engineer-FTC

A leading premium automotive business and leading to move towards electric autonomous vehicles.

The Opportunity

As a Manufacturing Material Flow/ Logistics Project Engineer, you will be responsible for furthering the logistics strategy for MP&L and to coordinate its application to support JLR programme introductions as well as providing ongoing engineering and operational support and to MP&L operations across the Halewood site.

This role will develop and deliver a range of material handling, IT and process improvement solutions as well as coordinate the implementation of strategic and model year projects that drive overall MP&L Efficiency.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of the overall Material Planning and Logistics Strategy for new model programs.
• Identifying, develop and deliver solutions to enable resolutions to specific MP&L business issues.
• Assist in the further development of the strategy for all material planning, flow and logistics to support international vehicle and local programmes to ensure the strategy is aligned to both the overall company and functional strategies.
• Use of Bill of Material tools to develop solutions.
• Liaise with Purchasing and programme functions to ensure logistical factors are fully included in all sourcing decisions.
• Work on the development of logistics requirements and material flow strategies, ensuring that Jaguar Land Rover are adopting Best in Class Logistics solutions.
• Contribute to the development of Process & Manning costs for decks, marketplace and lineside in support of changes in model, volume, shift patterns.
• Creation of Value Stream Maps to achieve optimum balance between pallet investment, freight cost expenditure, inventory holding and marketplace space for current and future MY programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Strong data analytical skills and statistical ability
• Experience or knowledge of project management and process improvement
• Project management experience
• Previous experience and in manufacturing material handling
• Contract management experience
• Experience in using AutoCAD