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TITLE : Vehicle R&D Project Manager Location Bedfordshire Salary to £70,000 + bonus + car Sector : Automotive and passenger cars Team UK After Sales team and dealership network Languages: Mandarin and English Company Details You will be joining one of the fastest growing automotive export businesses in the world at a key moment in the transformation of the sector. This is a very exciting role in which you will work for this passenger car business which has experienced stunning growth in the last 2 years. This role as a Vehicle R&D Project Manager plays a central role in ensuring that vehicles developed for the UK and European markets meet technical, regulatory, and customer requirements. The role leads programme coordination for assigned car-lines, managing prototype builds, engineering change control, and homologation readiness. This role is a bridge between UK R&D and headquarters engineering teams overseas, ensuring effective global collaboration in which you will manage prototype build activities including specification control and configuration management DUTIES · Coordinate vehicle development programmes from prototype through to production readiness. · First point of contact between UK R&D, After Sales, Product Planning and headquarters engineering teams. · Manage prototype build activities including specification control and configuration management. · Coordinate engineering change requests (ECRs), software updates and validation activities. • Support UK and EU vehicle homologation programmes and coordinate with regulatory bodies such as VCA and DVSA., • Work closely with the After Sales team to integrate field feedback, service insights and quality improvements., • Track programme milestones, risks and deliverables across engineering, validation and product teams., • Lead programme review meetings and provide status reporting to UK leadership & headquarters., • Support the transition from development vehicles to certified production models., • Facilitate clear communication across international engineering teams REQUIREMENTS • Degree in Engineering, or related, • Experience in OEM vehicle development or automotive R&D, • Experience working with UK or EU regulatory approval bodies, • Knowledge of vehicle homologation processes (GB WVTA, EU WVTA, UNECE regulations)., • Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering teams., • MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint. Fluent Mandarin ( ideally )

* * LOCATION: Milton Keynes with occasional travel HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires a minimum of 60% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role. CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent opportunity CLOSING DATE: 22/5/26 We reserve the right to close the advert earlier If we receive a high volume of applications. Were looking for a highly experienced and inspirational commercial leader with a significant sales based background within a Captive Automotive Financial Services organisation and/or OEM. You'll report into our CEO and will drive our business forward through our teams in Sales, Sales Compliance and Development and, through strong, productive relationships across Volkswagen Group, our dealer network and brands. In this pivotal and influential position you will use your extensive commercial leadership skills to develop and deliver the Retail Sales strategy to maximise distribution channels, while creating opportunities and optimising new routes to market. You will role model our Guiding Principles, build a culture of psychological safety and inclusion and, provide ethical leadership to deliver great customer outcomes. What youll bring: Youll be aforward thinking, strategic and motivational leader who delivers results through people, cross-functional teams, and 3rd parties to support the delivery of volume, breadth, and profit objectives. Youll havea progressive and developmental mindset with demonstrable experience of developing strategic commercial initiatives. Essential experience & skills youll need to be a success in this role: • You have extensive experience in customer-facing environments with specific skills implementing and managing risk strategies, strong financial management, leading cross functional teams and functional management., • Through your experience of developing and managing customer facing processes, you have ensured fair treatment, transparency, value to customers and all other guidance from regulators has been accomplished., • More generally, youll have experience within regulated environments - ideally by the FCA along with a deep understanding of the UK business governance and regulatory regime and requirements implementation com pliance monitoring and management specifically, in organisations of a comparable size and scale., • You have successfully driven change and you're comfortable in dynamic, changing environments in a leading role., • You have well-developed emotional intelligence, influencing and communication skills which you can use to share information, listen, and create two-way dialogue that builds openness and commitment and, involve others to maximise contribution overall., • With great skills of analysis, you can interpret issues objectively to make sound decisions for the business that uphold our customer needs and good customer outcomes as a priority, • You are highly proactive, flexible, pragmatic, and able to react appropriately and effectively to changing circumstances and demands., • You'll effortlessly fit into the Commercial leadership structure with the potential for growth within FS or the OEM., • Youre collaborative and ambitious and work in the interest of customer and stakeholders, even when your own objectives are challenged., • Youll report to the Chief Executive Officer for VWFS UK Ltd and lead the Retail Sales department and the teams responsible for Finance Sales, Sales Compliance, Sales Development and Dealer Network Oversight., • Youll be responsible for developing sales strategies, policies, and procedures for the UK VWFS Group companies., • Develop and maintain strong productive relationships across senior management, departments, brands and key stakeholders., • Your span of control is across VWFS UK, VW Bank GmbH and compliance is required across the European Organisational Handbook (E-OHB), the FCA and the European Central Bank (ECB)., • Youll have a team of circa. 50 people who work with our dealer network of circa. 800 sites to drive FS and network performance., • Be an agent for change by embracing new ways of working, innovative technologies and agile attitudes to work promoting minimal viable everything attitude to encourage a collective growth mind-set in support of modernisation of the business., • Youll develop and implement plans to meet objectives through existing and new routes to market by utilising current and, establishing new relationships with 3rd party retailers, emerging technology, and tech providers., • Plan and deliver sales, margin and market penetration objectives., • Lead sales activity that complies with internal and external regulations with the Consumer Credit Sourcebook (CONC) taking precedence over conflicting guidelines this includes Vulnerable customers, product suitability and transparency and, behaviours and competence of introducers of our products., • Use strong negotiation skills with our network and 3rd parties, to grow sales, protect margin and support good customer outcomes., • Effectively manage introducer relationships through a robust communication infrastructure, clear performance indicators, and development with corrective action in place as appropriate., • Lead the sales engagement with our Enterprise Risk Framework and develop robust and effective reporting to support transparency with regulators., • Youll engage and cooperate with VW companies in the UK to coordinate and implement joint strategies and build and maintain an effective industry network., • Youll play a leading role within our Credit Assessment & Retailer Services functions. Whats in it for you? Bonus: Discretionary on-target bonus of up to 25% (based on personal and Group company performance) Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution. Car schemes*: Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance and fuel card. OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member. Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers , access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions). Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you with the option to buy additional family cover/ and your family access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover , so you can select the benefits that matter to you. We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. Youll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work. * * * Why join VWFS UK? Youll have the opportunity to make a difference by helping us to achieve our mission. Our mission is straight forward; we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. That means we make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers. No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isnt just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team. The Retail Sales Director is a Certified /Senior Manager role under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SMCR) and the role holder is required to comply with the FCAs Conduct Rules. A mandatory requirement of the SMCR is for VWFS to certify that the role holder is fit and proper to perform the duties on an ongoing basis.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover, expected to start in May 2026 Reporting to the Global Head of Indirect Procurement, Global Category Manager - Technology & Indirects is an astute commercial procurement professional with responsibility for the stewardship of global spend. This is a hands-on role with a real opportunity to further develop how Technology and wider Indirect spend is managed across the organisation. Operating as a key commercial interface between Procurement and the business, the role delivers Procurement business partnering and commercial leadership across the Technology function and broader indirect categories, ensuring continuity of sourcing activity, contract renewals, supplier governance and value delivery during the maternity cover period. The position leads end-to-end procurement activity, supports the annual budgeting and planning cycle, and maintains strong stakeholder engagement across multiple functions. Working in close partnership with the CDIO, Technology Leadership Team and other senior stakeholders, the role ensures third-party spend is proactively planned, commercially optimised and aligned to business objectives. A key focus of the role is the forward planning and execution of a number of contract renewals, particularly across Q3 and Q4, ensuring early engagement, cost control and continuity of service. With global scope across multiple regions and business units, the role drives a consistent and standardised approach to Technology procurement, maximising leverage and delivering value through fact-based decision making, robust negotiation and effective supplier relationship management. In addition to Technology, the role provides procurement business partnering and sourcing support across a wider indirect spend portfolio, such as Finance, Marketing and Professional Services. The role also plays a key part in embedding Procurement policy and governance, managing supplier due diligence and onboarding, maintaining contract compliance, delivering accurate savings and performance reporting in line with Finance requirements, and providing day-to-day leadership and direction to the Indirect Category Buyer. Responsibilities: • Partnering with Technology functions to shape and deliver procurement activity in line with project demand, renewals and investment plans, providing a consistent commercial approach across a complex global spend landscape., • Acting as the Procurement Business Partner to the Technology function, working closely with the CDIO, Technology Leadership Team and, where required, other senior and Board-level stakeholders., • Leading the forward planning and execution of contract renewals, particularly across Q3 and Q4, ensuring early engagement, continuity of service and optimal commercial outcomes., • Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle by providing commercial insight and cost modelling for Technology spend., • Leading end-to-end sourcing activity, including RFx development, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiation and contract award., • Establishing and managing strategic supplier relationships, driving performance, value delivery and effective contract management., • Executing value-for-money decision making through spend leverage, benchmarking and the negotiation of favourable commercial and contractual terms, including payment terms and commercial models., • Analysing global spend, supplier markets and stakeholder requirements to identify opportunities for cost optimisation, demand management and value creation., • Ensuring compliance for new and existing suppliers, including due diligence, financial and risk assessments, robust onboarding processes and contract governance., • Embedding Procurement policy, processes and best practice across the organisation in partnership with the Procurement Centre of Excellence., • Delivering accurate savings and cost avoidance reporting, alongside pipeline, performance and category updates for senior stakeholders., • Procurement experience within a global category role, • Relevant category experience, • Experience working within a complex private sector multi-national business, • Result orientated with the ability to present results in a structured and professional manner, • Strong project management skills, • Commercial acumen and ability to influence business colleagues and leaders, • Strong analytical skills and evidences use of data to drive informed decision-making, • Cost reduction experience and evidence, • Team player with customer service focus, • Specialist Sourcing Qualification (CIPS), • Degree educated or equivalent (& proven track record), • Prior experience in manufacturing (desirable), • Competitive Salary, • Discretionary Annual Bonus (pro-rata), • Private Medical Insurance, • Up to 5% matched pension contribution, • 4x annual salary life assurance, • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • Extra paid day off for your birthday, • Paid day off for volunteering, • Employee discounts through MyDiscounts, • Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme, • Holiday Purchase Scheme, • Eyecare Vouchers, • Cycle to work scheme Essentra plc is a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items. Headquartered in the UK, Essentra's global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes over 3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centres and 33 sales & service centres serving c.74,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy.

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