For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.

But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own. Behind these legends and landmarks are hundreds of dreamers, darers and doers who make extraordinary happen, every single day. That’s why the name of everyone who has ever worn our famous wings is inscribed on the wall of our factory.

As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world’s most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.

Join us.

Job Purpose:

• Manage and direct cross-functional team to deliver Closures & BIW to quality, cost, and delivery targets.
• Work in close partnership with the Engineering Managers to develop the Closures & BIW to meet programme targets.
• Build strong influential relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to overcome obstacles.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the Programme team with data to prepare reports as necessary in line with Programme Gateway requirements.
• Manage platform and model variants cost prediction/status, demonstrating tool/piece (total and yearly spend) optimisation for business requirements.
• Develop high-level commodity plans in response to SEL and to support construction of VPP.
• Develop high-level commodity costs in response to SEL to support cost target setting.
• Cascade Level 1 programme targets to Engineering Managers and support creation of cascaded targets.
• Working in conjunction with Purchasing and commodity engineers to develop strategic supply base.
• Work closely with supplier interface engineers to ensure all aspects of Quality, Cost, and Delivery are supplied to programme timing for their owned commodities.
• Create and Manage 5-year commodity strategy plans and get relevant new technologies to IR within agreed function budget and timing.
• Employ the 5-year commodity strategy plans with purchasing to ensure innovation and competitiveness.
• Support the technical issue resolution for all issues arising throughout the lifetime of the product.
• Share and develop best practice in design, development, and issue resolution with other Closures & BIW VLM’s.
• Lead the cross functional commodity team to resolve issues and decision making to ensure the best balance of cost, quality, and delivery.

Qualification & Experience:

• Project Management experience within automotive engineering / product development.
• Proven experience in the delivery of Closures & BIW systems and components.
• Extensive experience in body structures or directly relevant body engineering.
• Experience of leadership of cross-functional team to delivery to quality cost and delivery targets.
• Experience in project delivery from concept to serial production.
• Working knowledge of AMPCS / MISSION or similar Product Creation Process.
• Experience of directly or indirectly leading purchasing, quality, or manufacturing engineering teams.
• Experience in the use of aluminium and composite materials applied to BIW & Closures, including sheet metal pressings, castings, composites.
• Knowledge of Aston Martin Body Constructions methods.
• Knowledge on Siemens NX CAD system desirable.
• Knowledge of Siemens TeamCenter PLM Systems.
• Engineering degree (or equivalent).

Behaviours:

• Comfortable working to deadlines and holding others to account.
• Able to influence others – even when direct reporting lines are not present.
• Creative and courageous to enable achievement of aggressive company targets.
• Able to present information in a concise manor to lead others to a clear conclusion.

Grade: E

Belong at Aston Martin

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.  We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different.  Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.

The post holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Aston Martin Lagonda ltd