Operations Development Manager

REQ ID: 129181
JOB TITLE: Operations Development Manager
SALARY: £60,000 – £75,000

POSTING START DATE: 09/07/2025
POSTING END DATE: 23/07/2025
LOCATION: Minworth

Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you'll be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You'll collaborate with a team of expert technicians and problem-solvers and use cutting-edge tools, facilities, and processes engineered together to build era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. Your expertise will directly impact the shaping of modern luxury. Together, let’s create the exceptional.

WHAT TO EXPECT

As Import Export Operations (IEO) operational complexity continues to grow, this role exists to work with our operational colleagues and the wider business (e.g. Programmes, Procurement, Finance, Strategy etc) to understand and plan the correct future global operating landscape, footprint, models, organisation structures etc. This role will also work closely with Logistics Development and Freight Development teams within Supply Chain to ensure a cohesive approach to Supply Chain’s forward plans. Importantly, this role will not be responsible for project delivery but will design the scope of projects based on the formulated direction before handing over to IEO project delivery colleagues.

• Work with internal IEO colleagues to understand current operations ‘pain points’ and improvement opportunities
• Work with external JLR colleagues to understand (and contribute to) projects and studies that could impact IEO
• Ideate and create forward plans that address identified gaps/’pain points’ or that unlock functionality that enables further growth opportunities for IEO
• Maintain overview of 1-5 year project horizon, working with operational and delivery teams to prioritise and ensure conditions for success
• Represent IEO in JLR Programme and other forums as required to understand requirements whilst effectively presenting IEO’s current positions and forward plans
• Employ effective stakeholder management and other project management tools to ensure effective communication and buy-in to/from wide range of stakeholders
• Manage a small team (2 people) who will be responsible for ensuring continued progress towards team goals

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills you'll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

• Strong understanding of international supply chain disciplines and processes, including systems and 3PL interactions
• Ability to blend creative, innovate thinking with credible operational experience to develop a forward vision, and then influencing stakeholders at every level to support and enable that vision
• Ability to manage a complex and evolving internal and external stakeholder group from ambiguity to an agreed plan, collaborating, building trust, and influencing stakeholders to drive consensus and collectively deliver the best results
• Evidenced experience of working closely with related/adjacent organisations and processes (particularly Programmes, Procurement, Finance, IT etc)
• Excellent ability to assimilate large amounts of quantitative and qualitative inputs to generate business cases, and then ability to confidently present those business cases in senior forums to garner support
• Understanding of project management discipline and what is required to ensure success

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.