Job Specification Role Title: Programme Planner / BOM Controller Reporting to: Head of Programme Management Summary: We are looking for a detail-oriented and organized Programme Planner and BOM Controller to join a dynamic team. As the Programme Planner / BOM Controller, you will play a critical role in ensuring structured and effective planning across the programme. You will take responsibility for creating, updating, managing, and improving timing plans, and for building and maintaining the Bill of Materials (BOM) for a flagship programme initially, with scope to support various vehicle programmes over time. You will need a meticulous but pragmatic approach to your work and will proactively manage dependencies, identify critical paths, and support all planning-related activities to keep the programme on track. Being a genuine team player will be crucial to your success. Key Responsibilities: * Own and enforce best practices for programme planning, ensuring consistency across all workstreams and functions. * Integrate feeder plans into a single, cohesive master schedule, proactively managing dependencies and sequencing by facilitating planning discussions with all stakeholders to resolve conflicts and align schedules. * Identify and manage critical paths, highlighting potential schedule risks and collaborating with stakeholders to mitigate delays. * Support the Head of Programme Management in developing, structuring, and refining detailed delivery plans aligned with overall programme objectives. * Assess the impact of changes, risks, and issues on the master schedule and critical programme milestones. * Maintain accurate planning data, providing reports for stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. * Programme Planning: Understand and document the interactions and integration between the various functions within the business that contribute to the delivery of a complete end-to-end automotive product development lifecycle. * BOM Management: Create, maintain, and interrogate project BOMs, incorporating all required components, materials, assemblies, and subassemblies for ordering of vehicle BOMs. * Documentation: Accurately record and document part numbers, quantities, descriptions, and specifications for each item in the BOM to ensure clarity and completeness. * Revision Control: Implement a robust revision control process for BOMs, updating changes and managing version control to ensure that the latest BOM version is always available to the relevant stakeholders. * Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and project management. * Change Management: Facilitate change management processes related to timing and BOM updates, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed of changes and that revisions are effectively implemented. * Cost Analysis: Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and finance teams to perform cost analyses and ensure that BOMs accurately reflect the cost of materials and components. * Supplier Liaison, Quality Assurance, Data Integrity, and Continuous Improvement will be required as part of the role. Qualifications and Skills: * Experience supporting whole-vehicle automotive or similar product development programmes with cross-business functions. * Strong proficiency in MS Project with proven experience creating and managing complex programme schedules. * In-depth understanding of critical path analysis within MS Project, schedule risk management, and dependency tracking. * Educational background: bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, or a related field. * Attention to detail: exceptional attention to detail to ensure accuracy and completeness of BOM data. * Data management skills: proficiency in using data management tools and software to create and maintain BOMs accurately. * Team player: excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. * Project management: basic understanding of project management principles and methodologies. * Problem-solving abilities: strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address BOM-related challenges and recommend effective solutions. * Time management: excellent organisational skills to manage multiple BOMs and meet project deadlines. * Automotive industry knowledge: familiarity with the automotive industry, including automotive components and materials, is advantageous. * Additional certifications in project management or database management are a plus