GVO Planning Analyst

Volkswagen Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car schemes

Discretionary bonus

Enhanced pension contributions

Private healthcare

27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance 4x

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Volkswagen Group in Milton Keynes is hiring a Used Vehicle Planning Analyst on a full-time fixed-term contract until November 2027. You will support Group Vehicle Operations by delivering accurate planning, forecasting, and BI, analysing sales, stock, and de-fleet performance to drive decisions across Volkswagen Group brands.

The role focuses on automated reporting, dashboards with Power BI and Power Query, and collaborating with finance, operations and branding teams to improve planning cycles

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and financial reporting experience.
• Experience in planning, forecasting and analysing performance vs targets/historical trends.
• Experience building automated reporting and BI solutions using Power BI, Power Query and Excel.
• Ability to consolidate, quality‑assure and interpret data from multiple sources.
• High attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
• Understanding of vehicle planning principles and de-fleet performance analysis.
• Strong relationship-building and communication across finance, operations and brands.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgets, planning rounds and monthly forecasts by brand, converting reforecasts into used-vehicle plans.
• Monitor performance against plan, identify risks and opportunities, support trading and overhead reporting.
• Develop and maintain automated dashboards and data transformations with Power BI, Power Query and Excel for leadership and stakeholders.
• Support critical reporting including NRV provisions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

Automated Reporting

Power BI

Power Query

Data Integration

Attention to detail

Stakeholder comms

Vehicle planning

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Job description

About The Role

Group Vehicle Operations are recruiting for a Used Vehicle Planning Analyst on a full-time Fixed Term Contract basis until November 2027.

Reporting to the Group Used Vehicle Planning & Supply Manager, you will support Group Vehicle Operations by delivering accurate planning, forecasting, operational reporting and business intelligence. You will analyse vehicle sales, stock, order bank and de-fleet performance, develop automated reporting solutions and turn complex data into clear, actionable insight that supports effective decision-making across Volkswagen Group brands.

Skills & experience you can bring to the role

• Advanced Excel skills, with strong numerical, analytical and financial reporting capability
• Experience of planning, forecasting and analysing performance against targets and historical trends
• Experience of developing automated reporting and business intelligence solutions using Power BI, Power Query and Excel
• Ability to consolidate, quality-assure and interpret data from multiple sources
• High attention to detail, accuracy and quality
• An understanding of vehicle planning principles and experience analysing vehicle sales, stock, order bank or de-fleet performance
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across financial, operational and brand stakeholders

What will I do in the role

As a Used Vehicle Planning Analyst, your week will combine planning, performance analysis and reporting. You will coordinate annual budgets, planning rounds and monthly forecasts by brand, converting new vehicle sales reforecasts into used vehicle in-fleet, de-fleet and stock plans. You will monitor performance against plan, identify risks and opportunities, support monthly trading and overhead reporting, and contribute to accurate financial reforecasts and NRV provisions.

You will develop and maintain automated dashboards, reporting and data transformation solutions using Power BI, Power Query and Excel. This includes analysing sales, stock, order bank and de-fleet performance; improving data accuracy and accessibility; supporting PDI and de-fleet capacity planning; and producing clear management information for GVO leadership, brand teams and financial stakeholders. You will also support business-critical reporting, including Electric Car Grant monitoring and periodic Supervisory Board materials.

What can we offer you

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), a discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, four-times life assurance, and health and wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Group Vehicle Operations

Group Vehicle Operations (GVO) is the engine that keeps our brands running. It is an internal business unit at the heart of the Volkswagen Group. Comprising a core team of over 25 experts, GVO is a source of strategic advantage for the Group. Delivering powerful, practical results is in its nature, helping us to win, retain and delight our customers every day. It’s that simple.

About Us

Volkswagen Group

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 its biggest transformation in over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to market, we’re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new and 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.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.