REQ ID: 129162
JOB TITLE: Lead Business Planner, Materiality (22 Month FTC)
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING START DATE: 04/08/2025
POSTING END DATE: 18/08/2025
LOCATION: Gaydon  

As a part of the Creative team, you’ll be at the core of what we do at JLR, shaping the future of modern luxury. Working in Vehicle Design, Materiality, Brand Design, Digital Design, Business Planning and Transformation, you’ll collaborate with other creative minds to deliver sustainable solutions using cutting-edge technology. Unleash your creativity on iconic brands. Come, be a proud creator of the exceptional.

Be at the forefront of innovation at JLR as a Lead Business Planner. You will lead and manage all planning and delivery activities of our Materiality design team as part of a joint venture with our external automotive partner. 

This is a unique opportunity to support the Senior Materiality Manager in shaping both the design and operational processes, that will bring a new brand and its products to life.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this role, no two tasks are the same. With lots of projects and relationships to build with people across the business and beyond, it’s a challenge that will help your career grow within an iconic organisation. Here’s what to expect:

• Lead the planning and coordination of Materiality team workloads, ensuring alignment with project and programme timelines, and driving on time delivery of all Materiality-related outputs
• Act as a key liaison between Materiality, Design Programme Management, Creative Modelling, and external suppliers to ensure excellent, proactive seamless communication, dependency management, and issue resolution
• Develop and maintain detailed timing plans, track actions, escalate risks, and proactively resolve issues to support successful programme execution across UK and China operations
• Oversee material procurement, model planning, and logistics, including budget tracking and financial order processing to support programme requirements efficiently
• Drive process improvements, resource optimisation, and foster a collaborative team environment, contributing to a culture of innovation, accountability, and high performance

WHAT YOU’LL 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:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Excellent collaborator
• Experience of planning, monitoring and delivering projects within a Creative / Design team/ Studio environment
• Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
• Experience of implementing process improvements
• Ability to identify and manage current and future risks on multiple Creative led projects / programmes, being capable of developing contingency plans and successfully engaging a cross functional team to align to these plans

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 a wide range of benefits:

• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available.
• A competitive pension
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning.
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working*

*Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

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.