Export & Shipping Analyst in Birmingham

Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you will be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You will 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.

The IEO function interacts with most areas of Jaguar Land Rover including Product Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Aftermarket and controls and manages the Global sourcing of parts from right shoring markets such as China and India bringing production parts into all of our manufacturing plants and moving parts to our non-European based production centres.

The Export and Shipping Analyst will be part of a small, highly skilled team of SMEs within the IEO function. Your expertise and knowledge will help ensure success across current operations and customer base checking and raising the appropriate documentation to allow our goods to travel internationally by various modes of transport.

• Work with internal and external teams to coordinate data and customer documentation requirements for the timely execution of exports (and in support of customer imports).
• Transact production, pre-production and non-production air freight and sea freight shipping requests.
• Use the team skills matrix to identify and record own knowledge and skills gaps relating to KD and TD shipping processes and engage constructively with the training process to reach target competency levels.
• Work accurately and efficiently to departmental processes, to ensure that system shipping exactly corresponds to physical shipments made each day.
• Undertake periodic reviews of assigned core processes to validate accuracy or suggest required amendments. Highlight required amendments for whole E&S team retraining.

• Good understanding of documentation and processes required to ship goods internationally by sea and air.
• Familiarity with SAP, KD2000 or similar shipping software.
• Evidence of strong teamwork skills and resilience.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance within the 3PL structure.
• Ability to resolve issues in high pressure environments.

• 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.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as this role is not eligible for sponsorship. 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.