Feature Configuration Analyst

We are currently seeking a Feature Configuration Analyst to support our automotive customer based in Gaydon on a maternity cover contract running until 31 March 2027 .

Location: Gaydon, UK

Rate: £28.42 per hour (Umbrella)

Contract: Contract (Maternity Cover)

Duration: Until 31 March 2027

This role will involve supporting the management and delivery of vehicle feature configurations, ensuring accuracy of configuration data and alignment across engineering, programme, and business teams. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining configuration integrity throughout the vehicle development lifecycle.

The Opportunity

The Feature Configuration team within Product Information is a small yet dynamic team responsible for providing product configuration data for all products. This data drives various key business processes throughout the end-to-end product development lifecycle up to and including customer vehicle ordering. The team is currently going through key transformational change while continuing to deliver the core day-to-day business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Consume directional inputs from various sources such as Engineering, Marketing etc. and turn information into useable data
• Perform core data modelling activities turning directional data into feature configuration data in the corporate system which feeds numerous downstream customers, systems & processes
• Perform various quality validation activities to ensure output of the team is 100% accurate
• Identify, develop & deploy technical and business process improvements within the direct team and wider department

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Ability to complete wide ranging and complex tasks with a high level of accuracy
• Strong project management and time/workload management skills
• Competent at data analysis & manipulation in MS Excel

Desirable:

• Preferably educated to degree level in an Engineering or Business-related subject or willing to study for such a qualification. Experience will be taken into account
• More advanced skills such as VBA, SQL, Tableau etc. are an advantage
• Knowledge of the Product Definition process would be an advantage