Packaging & Operations Analyst - Logistics

Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you'll be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You'll collaborate with a team of expert technicians and problem-solvers and use cutting-edge tools, facilities, and processes engineered together to build era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. Your expertise will directly impact the shaping of modern luxury. Together, let's create the exceptional. Come and join JLR as a Packaging & Operations Analyst - Logistics, working within the Freight Operations Group that supports inbound freight, packaging and finished vehicle distribution across our manufacturing network. This role sits within the Leased Packaging Contracts Management team and works closely with JLR manufacturing sites across the UK and Europe, playing a key part in how parts move smoothly into our plants. In this role, you'll be involved in the day-to-day management and control of leased packaging, working with suppliers, service providers and internal teams to ensure containers are available, correctly used, and supplied to parts vendors on time and to the required standards. You'll help resolve operational issues, analyse data, and ensure processes and charges align with the service being delivered, contributing directly to efficient and reliable production operations. This is a hands-on logistics role suited to someone who enjoys problem-solving, working with multiple stakeholders and understanding how systems, data and physical operations connect. You'll gain broad exposure across JLR's logistics operation, support ongoing improvements, and play a meaningful part in delivering cost-effective, high-quality parts flow into our manufacturing plants. WHAT TO EXPECT You can expect a varied and rewarding role, where your day-to-day will involve tasks such as -

• Lead and contribute to weekly operational review meetings with logistics service providers, driving effective communication and issue resolution
• Support financial year budget planning and complete detailed monthly cost analysis to identify trends, risks and variances
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives, aligned with Hypercompetitive reviews and JLR Enterprise objectives
• Review and investigate supplier rejections, identifying root causes and ensuring corrective actions are implemented and sustained
• Collaborate with IOPD teams to support and define packaging requirements for new programme development
• Deliver cross-functional continuous improvement projects, owning activities from initial development through to successful implementation
• Support the annual audit and account reconciliation process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and robust financial control
• Take ownership of resolving parts vendor account rejections, managing ongoing account issues and driving timely resolution across stakeholders
  
  We're looking for someone with the right blend of experience, qualifications, and practical skills, including -
• Previous experience within freight, packaging or logistics would be beneficial, ideally within a manufacturing or operational environment
• A good working understanding of supply chain operations, processes and day-to-day practices
• Strong analytical capability, with confidence interpreting data and identifying patterns, trends and variances
• Experience or awareness of project management approaches and continuous or process improvement activities
• Experience using SAP / S4HANA and CMMS, or similar enterprise and asset management systems
• Experience working with packaging-related data, including reporting or control processes
• Flexibility to travel infrequently to JLR manufacturing facilities across the UK and Europe, as well as to suppliers and service providers when required, with a full valid UK driving licence
  
  This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you'll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:
• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available
• A competitive pension
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working
• Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as this role is not eligible for sponsorship We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.