Aftersales Planning Manager (Brands)

Volkswagen Group UK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen Group UK is seeking an Aftersales Planning Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract. This role involves planning and budgeting for a specific brand, utilizing analytical skills to influence stakeholders and drive profitability through data insights. The ideal candidate will have a track record in sales planning and be proficient in Excel.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car schemes

Discretionary bonus

Enhanced pension contributions

Private healthcare

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

4 x life insurance

Health & wellbeing support

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in sales planning, business analysis or commercial finance.
• Proficiency in handling large datasets and forecasting models.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan and agree the annual budget and monthly turnover forecast.
• Drive performance across channels through data analysis and strategic insight.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and challenge stakeholder targets.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

About The Role

One Aftersales are recruiting for a highly analytical and commercially astute Aftersales Planning Manager on a full time fixed term contract basis for 12 months.

In this pivotal role you will be working within a team of five and you will take ownership of planning and agreeing the annual budget and monthly turnover forecast for a specific brand or product group, driving the performance across channels through robust data analysis, strategic insight and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll need to feel comfortable with handling large amounts of data, be able to ‘join the dots’ and bring everything together so you can be a business partner to your stakeholders and be comfortable challenging and influencing on their targets, programmes and initiatives.

Skills & experience you can bring to the role:
•Strong numerical and analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel (including logic statements, indexing and lookups)
• Laser sharp attention to detail
•Ability to distil complex data into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences
•Strong organisational and communication skills with ability to influence and communicate at a senior level
•Experience working with large datasets and forecasting models in a commercial environment
•Commercially aware with a track record of achieving stretching targets and goals
•Proven experience in sales planning, business analysis or commercial finance

What can we offer you?
Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life insurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Aftersales Intelligence
Join this team and you’ll be delivering the essential insights we need to inform all our aftersales activities, including sales planning and pricing. By analysing internal and external data, we identify opportunities, develop ambitious sales plans and apply intelligent pricing techniques. This provides a competitive offer for customers, while driving profitability.

About Us

We’re driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof – each with its own history, designs and innovations – we’ve created some of the world’s most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you’ll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we’re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.