Business Operations Strategy and Planning Senior Specialist

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Business Operations Strategy and Planning Senior Specialist to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 31^st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

The Opportunity:

This role sits within the Central Business Office and is part of the Business Excellence Function in the delivery of Engineering Operations Operational Budget requirements within the business.

The role under the Engineering Operations Factory Management team and will support the delivery of the Engineering Operations Operational Budget and manage operational processes with Engineering Operations Factory office.

This role will provide an excellent customer experience to internal and/or external customers and interface with most areas of the business up to and including director level.

Your expertise will see you as part of a team that is responsible for the delivery of Engineering Operations Resource Operational budget. You will pay a key part to ensuring this is successfully delivery. The team must also ensure deadlines and objectives are met, and budget is spent in a controlled manner whilst ensuring the department meets its objectives. You’ll be responsible for metrics and monthly reports, and for the development of business processes that make a dynamic contribution to our company’s future. Always ready to offer guidance and direction to our engineers and senior leadership team.

Key Performance Indicators:

• To support delivery and governance of Engineering Operations Operational budget and flag risks as and when they occur.
• Provide process support to Engineering Operations Factory office.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead Engineering Operational Resource Budget and stakeholder management.
• Support Engineering Operations Customers.
• Drive the strategy of Engineering Operations Resource budget.
• Glidepath / resource planning for Operations.
• Budget Management.
• Strategic Planning and future investments opportunities.

Key Interactions:

• Engineering Operations Management team.
• PE HR.
• Factory Management teams.
• Engineering Finance teams.
• Central Business Office Factory Teams.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Relevant previous experience in the Budgeting Process.
• Experience of collaboration cross functional team working.
• Good MS office suite: PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience of delivering a customer support service.
• Confidence in presenting to senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience Requested:

• Experience of using RADs and SAP.

Essential Personal Profile:

• An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
• An individual, who works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
• An individual with the capability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with medium term planning.
• A resilient and enthusiastic who responds constructively to new ideas and input.
• A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas.
• An effective team player, actively develops and supports team members.

Desirable Personal Profile:

• An individual with the ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.