Publications Coordinator - Motorcycles

Honda Motor Europe; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Bracknell is seeking a candidate to manage the translation and printing processes for their motorcycle business. The ideal individual will have strong communication and analytical skills, be fluent in Business English as well as other European languages, and proficient in Microsoft Office tools. This role offers flexibility with remote work and emphasizes a commitment to inclusivity and diversity.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyze and manipulate large data sets.
• Capable of prioritizing conflicting requirements.
• Experience of collaborating with diverse geographical locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage translation and printing processes.
• Ensure accuracy of printed publications.
• Negotiate with Translation and Printing Suppliers.
• Prepare and analyze reports using Excel.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Project management

Fluent in Business English

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Fluent in other European languages

Tools

Microsoft Office tools

Sharepoint

Excel

Job description

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At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home 2 days per week, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Role:
Reporting to the Publications Section Manager, this role is an opportunity to support the Honda customer experience through the provision of printed and digital Owners Manuals and other documentation.

This important role involves the entire process from receipt of master data from Japan, local adaptation, translation through to production and delivery to local logistics centres in the UK and across the European region. There are a number of external agencies and internal customers whose activities need to be managed in order to ensure success in this role.

To be successful in this role, you will need great communication and analytical skills. You will be an innovator, capable of generating new ideas and identifying opportunities, and then carrying them through successfully against an agreed set of objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Management of translation and printing processes for the Motorcycle business.
• Ensure accuracy of printed publications delivered to Branches and Honda Logistics Centres across Europe.
• Management and provision of digital and interactive versions of publications on websites and other platforms for the Honda Motor Europe (HME) Region.
• Management and negotiation with Translation and Printing Suppliers.
• Communication with colleagues across Europe and Japan, including the publications division in Japan, Honda Branches and HME Sales in order to achieve challenging deadlines and budgets.
• Identify and implement new opportunities for improvements in working practices.
• Report preparation and analysis, collating data from multiple sources, using Excel and other tools to manipulate data into a usable format.
• Drive project activity within the department to ensure smooth implementation of new initiatives/systems.
• Accurately ensure that your activities follow the defined Standard Operating procedures.

Qualifications, skills and experience:
Required

• Proven ability to accurately analyse and manipulate large amounts of data to create clear and concise reports.
• Capable of managing and prioritising conflicting requirements to achieve deadlines.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel, Teams and OneDrive.
• Experience of Sharepoint and/or Sharefile.
• Fluent in Business English.
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy without compromising productivity.
• Fluent in other European languages.
• Experience of collaborating with others in diverse geographical locations.
• An understanding of the European market and Honda’s dealer network.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants and visitors. Honda also encourages respect for the individual differences and talents of others while making full use of one's own abilities, based on Honda's philosophy of respect for the individual.

At Honda, we value and celebrate diversity and are committed to being a fair, non-discriminatory company that promotes and welcomes the uniqueness and differences of people around the world. We recognise that a diverse workforce allows for different ideas and perspectives, and we encourage everyone to share them. We strive to foster a culture of belonging that is consistent with Honda's core values and lived out in the way we work and respect each other. For us at Honda, diversifying our workforce means increasing its overall strength by providing people with equal opportunities - regardless of personal characteristics or previous careers.

This commitment flows directly from the Honda philosophy and the belief that we are all working towards a common goal. Honda recruits, hires, trains and promotes the most qualified/experienced individuals at all levels without regard to race, origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.

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