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England, United Kingdom

Gaydon, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

- Led team delivery of connected and automated commercial IT planning solution (AnaPlan) across all global markets and central functions, to become recognized as the single source of data for quarterly commercial planning and approvals of Fixed Marketing Investments, Selling Cost Expenses and Vehicle Incentives (VME).- Incorporated wider team.

Coventry, United Kingdom

- Successful amalgamation of 2 disconnected operational teams into 1 aligned Commercial function with the primary objective of creating aligned and transparent understanding, analysis, reporting and connectivity in respect of marketing investment of c. £2.5bn p.a. across the global Top-20 markets. - Established departmental strategy, structure and.

Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom

- Appointed into this newly created Commercial role based on my financial and operational business experience to drive ‘Sales Efficiency’, with a particular focus on vehicles sale incentive (Variable Marketing) spend efficiency.- Defined and launched globally consistent classifications and terminology to aid operational understanding and transparency of.

- Ultimate UK responsibility, operating as vehicle line MD, to define and lead launch activities for F-PACE, E-PACE, F-TYPE & XJ across multiple years.- Responsible for F-PACE UK launch to become the fastest ever selling Jaguar in the UK market.- Required to complete extensive external analysis of competitor activities and segment trends to inform and.

Warwickshire

- Newly created role (established by new UK NSC MD who joined from Audi) to sit on management 1st line and to define, embed and manage an all-encompassing meeting governance and metric driven cadence within UK operations to drive aligned business performance.- Scorecard defined, created and embedded within Business Performance Review forum.- Played key.

Warwickshire

- Responsible for financial consolidation, analysis, reporting and steering of Jaguar UK NSC financial performance.- Supported financial analysis to re-position Jaguar XF 12MY to maintain ongoing segment share achievement.- Role expanded to become responsible for JLR UK NSC incentive management: approval, analysis, reporting, payment and control.

Dublin

- Operated in capacity of FD leading a small team and being responsible for all financial aspects within an overseas National Sales Company (NSC), with special focus placed on internal control processes and governance.- Assignment offered the opportunity to gain invaluable insight, experience and appreciation of all aspects of financial operations (Incl..

Warwickshire

- Initially responsible for leading team to validate, approve and audit achievement of material cost reductions generated by component design changes = c. £50m p.a.- Role expanded to include material cost reduction tracking of non-designed (supplier negotiated) cost reductions, through creation, recruitment and development of Finance Leader (Business.

Whitley

- Financial controller for PD investments on x2 XJ vehicle programmes being responsible for material cost and capital tooling investment tracking.- Vehicle line programme reporting re-engineered and process improvements shared across all JLR products to drive consistency of reporting.- Vehicles delivered on cost and to time- Promoted to Management Grade.

Warwickshire

- First junior analyst role within JLR, operating alongside management graded personnel completing the same job for different regions.- UK based MS&S finance consolidator and representative for JLR operations and sales performance in Middle East & Sub-Sahara and Africa.- Promoted to Senior Analyst after 18 months in post.

Hinckley

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Cima, Management Accountancy, Associate Member

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, Upper First Class Ba Hons

Higher National Certificate, Business & Finance, Distinction