Retail Network Manager Warwick, West Midlands, England
Job description
REQ ID: 119442
JOB TITLE: Retail Network Manager
SALARY: £57,800-£76,400 (DOE)
POSTING END DATE: 28/09/2023
LOCATION: Warwick
Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Do you have an understanding of Automotive retail, and are looking to take the next step in your career?
As a Retail Network Manager, you’ll join Jaguar at an exciting time in the brand’s history and play a fundamental role in the delivery of its success in the future as we launch the Re-Imagine strategy. The role encompasses one of the most vital pieces of that vision, specifically our global market representation. The automotive industry is experiencing a seismic shift in its historically traditional route to market and as such, we need to ensure our representation plans mirror changing customer behaviours.
You’ll be responsible for working with our regional colleagues to engage our retail partners and formulate a robust and forward-looking representation plan, re-imagining the route to market and physical retail facilities for Jaguar post 2025. You’ll have strategic and operational responsibility for ensuring that the network is structured, resourced and motivated to deliver performance to the highest standards and in a manner fully supportive the new Jaguar brand from both a Sales and Aftersales perspective.
This is an excellent high-profile role where you will be given wide ranging responsibility and exposure to senior management, our global regional teams and a chance to shape the future of Jaguar’s go to market strategy.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- You will need to analyse market conditions, sales and trends data to identify future open points for sales and service locations for Jaguar.
- Liaise with appointed suppliers and coordinate various market studies to support business strategy, ensure that scope of work is clearly defined to deliver quality outputs which can and will be used in both setting the Network Strategy and developing the Network Plan for new Jaguar.
- Coordinate and support ad-hoc projects with senior colleagues and contribute to larger / more complex projects as a cross functional team member as a subject matter expert.
- When required, support ad-hoc requests, for example capture competitor intelligence and consumer trends with respect to network development allowing for benchmarking and trend analysis.
- Collate input for key business meetings and ensure material is accurate and of a high quality.
- Develop project plans for key workstreams, and produce tracking spend/budget for the team.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
As the Retail Network Manager, you’ll need the following knowledge, skills and experience:
- Experience of physical retail development and working with Automotive franchised networks
- Strong analytical skills able to use data to drive analysis and results.
- Capable of seeing the 'bigger picture' and thinking strategically
- Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
- Understanding of automotive industry and retail processes/operations
- Reporting and Presentation experience
- Confident Microsoft Office software user
- Educated to degree level or above
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
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SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.
