Prototype Planning Engineer

Futura Design Ltd; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Prototype Planning Engineer for a 12-month contract role to manage delivery promises from suppliers and support prototype builds. The role involves negotiating with suppliers and ensuring timely delivery of parts while adopting Agile methodologies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the expansion of a renowned automotive brand's product portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing delivery promises from external suppliers.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery promises and escalate issues as necessary.
• Negotiate delivery dates with suppliers for prototype builds.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure successful build events.

Skills

Negotiation

Agile Methodologies

Supplier Relationship Management

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon is searching for a Prototype Planning Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a 12-month contract position initially until 31st March 2026, with the potential for further extensions.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

About the PVO Team

The PVO team, within which the Engineering Parts Logistics team operates, is a critical part of Product Engineering (PE) involved in creating prototype vehicles. Under the Product Engineering Operations (PEO) function, we handle all prototype vehicle build preparations. We serve as a key interface between Vehicle Programme, Vehicle Engineering, and Manufacturing teams, developing strategies for successful prototype builds. We are currently in an exciting expansion phase as Jaguar and Land Rover broaden their product portfolio.

Role Purpose

The main purpose of this role is to support pre-production builds by managing delivery promises from external suppliers, ensuring these meet build requirements, and escalating issues when necessary. The role involves owning parts from dispatch to receipt in storage locations, building supplier relationships, and ensuring all Non-Released Parts (NRP) are delivered on time.

Key Responsibilities

1. Ensure all delivery promises are entered within one week of receipt.
2. Achieve 87% of parts for the first car of each schedule received by MRD, with zero build stoppages and zero Point of Fit (POF) losses for all prototype builds related to NRPs.
3. Ensure all shipping collections for NRPs are on time using the most cost-efficient transport modes.
4. Negotiate delivery dates with suppliers to support multiple prototype production builds for new products and battery production.
5. Support engineering export of materials to suppliers to meet prototype build requirements.
6. Negotiate production slots with internal Tool Rooms and 3D printing operations aligned with build needs.
7. Visit key suppliers to review delivery performance and identify opportunities to improve supplier relationships in line with Customer Love principles.
8. Understand and adopt Agile methodologies, raising and resolving obstacles to on-time supply from the supply base.
9. Work towards departmental scorecard objectives.
10. Collaborate with PE teams to ensure successful build events.
11. Support relevant prototype build activities, chair supplier meetings to review part supply status, and resolve issues.
12. Perform any other duties as directed by line management related to this role.