Sales Planning & Reporting Specialist

Welcome to Kia UK! About Us Kia UK is a leading automotive brand offering one of the industry’s largest range of models across multiple vehicle segments, contributing to it being the fourth most popular UK car brand in 2025. With more than 190 Kia dealerships across the country, Kia is now widely known for its advanced electrified products offering the technology of tomorrow, today. Kia UK has consistently grown for over 30 years, supported by bold design, quality products and ever‑evolving customer service. By 2027, the brand aims to offer no less than nine fully electric vehicles in the UK, a positive step towards becoming a leading global sustainable mobility solutions provider. People are central to Kia UK and every day is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. This was recognised with Kia UK named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2026 by Great Place To Work®, and also ranked in the 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Women.

The Role Summary The Sales Planning Specialist plays a key role in coordinating, consolidating and reporting key information from all business areas to inform Sales decisions. The role is responsible for organising accurate weekly sales forecasting, maintaining our internal Sales Plan, and supporting other sales teams to maximise sales performance. By analysing data and generating meaningful insight, the Sales Planning Specialist helps Kia UK understand the impact of decisions and commercial strategies, contributing to improved performance and aligned cross‑functional planning.

Main Responsibilities The following are main tasks and main responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Coordinate Sales requirements to ensure Kia UK’s internal Sales Plan is optimised and up to date.
• Collate information to ensure alignment between Sales and Production Planning, and continuously find new ways to show interaction between these areas.
• Work closely with Sales teams to ensure that their Wholesale and Retail requirements can be met and planned for.
• Take ownership for preparation of meeting materials, to support presentations and inform decisions.
• Provide Kia Europe with designated forecast reporting on a weekly basis, from collation of information in Kia UK’s Working Plan.
• Support activation of sales on new models, in coordination with Product and Supply Chain teams amongst others.
• Create insight which helps Kia UK understand the impact of decisions on Sales, and how our strategy should change.
• Support the Production Planning team in forming Kia UK’s Monthly Production Requests, from Sales Planning information.
• Bring and create insight from other sales areas, field teams, dealers, and on PBV (Platform Beyond Vehicle) requirements.
• Help maximise opportunities from new model launch plans, and minimise disruption from transitions and delays.

Skills / Experience

• Numerate with strong digital skills, including advanced proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Strong Analytical Skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self‑starter, motivated, driven and with a desire to learn.
• Competent Project and Stakeholder Management skills.
• Not afraid to ask questions.

We recognise that there may be a number of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t exactly match what we’ve outlined in the role description. If you think you could be a good fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you!

The Benefits

• Employee Car Scheme (car lease + insurance all included from £90/month).
• Onsite Chef at head office > free lunch.
• Private Medical Care (Vitality).
• Annual Health Checks and free flu jabs.
• Private Dental Care (Denplan, £0 excess).
• Pension with enhanced employer contribution.
• Income Protection & life Assurance.
• Critical Illness Protection.
• 24 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays.
• Wellness benefits including cycle to work scheme, free eye tests, EAP, Mental Health First Aiders and more.
• Financial hub providing free financial guidance and support.
• Work from anywhere for one week a year.
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (up to 6 months full pay).
• Enhanced Paternity Leave (up to 4 weeks full pay).
• Free weekly yoga, football, and badminton clubs whilst onsite at UK head quarters.
• Pool tables, dart board, and massage chairs whilst onsite at UK head quarters.
• Opportunity to get involved & give back via our charity partners.
• Birthday Vouchers.
• Celebrations such as our Spring Ball, Christmas events, Social Club and much more!

Location/Travel This role is based in our Kia UK Head Office, Walton‑on‑Thames. There is step‑free access throughout the building, but please let us know if you require any additional accessibility support and we will cater to your needs as best we can.

Interview Process Step 1: CV review Step 2: Teams Interview Step 3: Face to Face Interview & Task We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We understand that every candidate is unique, and we welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that all individuals can fully participate in our interview process. If you require any adjustments or support to facilitate your interview, please do not hesitate to reach out to nelkhamlichi@kia.co.uk. We are happy to discuss your needs and make arrangements that support your participation to best showcase your skills and qualifications.

At Kia, we are committed to employing the best‑qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and thereby not discriminating against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.