The Bertrandt Group has been providing development solutions for the international automotive and aviation industries as well as the mechanical and \n plant engineering, energy, medical technology and electronics industries in Europe, China and the USA for more than 40 years. Our employees guarantee \n extensive know-how, sustainable project solutions and a high level of customer orientation.\n \n Operations Analyst \n \n Location: SS15 6EE, Laindon\n \n Operations Analyst \n Workplace: SS15 6EE, Laindon\n What to expect: \nBertrandt is an independent and international development service provider with long years of automotive expertise. With cross-industry know-how and a holistic understanding of systems and products, we create technological solutions at any stage of the product development process. We deal with a focus on hot topics such as digitalization, e-mobility and autonomous systems, mainly for the automotive, aerospace and mechanical engineering sectors, and consistently facilitate the development of tailored solutions in these areas. Our goal: to accelerate technological progress and make a relevant contribution to a sustainable future. We work on this every day - with around 14,000 employees at more than 50 sites worldwide. \nWe are supporting various customers worldwide in automotive electrical and electronics systems development. We are recruiting for a Operations Analyst for our customer. \n Position description: \n\nWork with big cloud-based data in delivering and maintaining Local process controls, working across functions and markets to manage ordering of SV options, meeting customer needs at all levels of the business. \nBuild operational excellence and program control capabilities across the Special Vehicle Operations organization to deliver the best solutions to our customers in a flexible and agile manner. \nUsing Data and Tools to identify and action improvement areas to increase the agility and flexibility of the FPSV team. \nIntegrating Ford and industry best-practices to further improve productivity. \nIdentifying additional tools that could further support the team build more robust, higher quality products with shorter lead times. \n \n \n What you bring along: \n Skills Required: \n\nKnowledge of Lean manufacturing best practices [incl. Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.] \nHighly numerical with strong analytical skills. \nProven ability to solve problems creatively. \nBe a self-starter with the ability to take responsibility for key assignments with minimal supervision. \nProcess-oriented mindset with emphasis on implementation. \n \nSkills Preferred: \n\nExperience of working with Big Query, Google Cloud Console and Alteryx. \nExperience of Power Automate and Power Apps and Excel VB \nFlexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity and shifting priorities. \nAbility to meet tight deadlines. \nAbility to collaboratively work in a diverse, cross-functional, European environment. \nAgile project management. \n \nExperience Required: \n- 5-7 years experience of working in a manufacturing \/ operations environment with experience of; \n- Building out and optimisation of new processes \n- Tracking of operating metrics and KPIs \n- Use of agile methodologies to accelerate program delivery \nExperience Preferred: \n- Experience of the Commercial vehicle conversion market and international automotive industry \n- Knowledge of Ford structure and processes, with experience in Product Development, Manufacturing and\/or Program Management \nEducation Required: \n- University degree or equivalent in Engineering \nEducation Preferred: \n- Higher degree (Meng, MSC, PhD) \n The position is confirmed inside IR35 \n \n \n Contact: \n Heidi Williams\n Tel.: 01268564300\n Contact: \n Heidi Williams\n Tel.: 01268564300