RV Manager

RV Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join our office-based Asset Management team, delivering the highest possible level of service both internally and externally. If interested, then it is within reach with this full-time job as RV Manager in Milton Keynes. We are Asset Management within Athlon. Getting you there.

Your road to success

Left or right, this role is responsible for proposing future used values within the passenger car and light commercial vehicle market. This crucial role involves establishing accurate residual values to ensure competitive pricing while maintaining a balanced approach to risk management. Additionally, the RV Manager will work with the SMR Manager and Head of RV & SMR Risk, on analysing pricing strategies and forecasted profitability for Service, Maintenance, and Repair (SMR) contracts. You can do this with focus on supporting tasks and:

• Preparing proposals: Develop comprehensive residual value proposals and supporting documentation for quarterly Local Asset Management Committee reviews, including presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Market research: Conduct thorough market research on current values, analyse industry residual value projections, and cultivate professional relationships with data suppliers. Compile data and clearly communicate market trends to inform future residual value projections.
• Model development: Develop and maintain robust Residual Value (RV) prediction methodology models, ensuring their accuracy and adherence to agreed asset management policies.
• Portfolio monitoring: Continuously monitor RV portfolio behaviour at both Sales Channel and Customer levels, identify root causes for deviations, and adapt RV settings as appropriate to achieve a balanced RV risk portfolio.
• Technology & manufacturer liaison: Stay abreast of all new vehicle and engine technologies by building relationships with key Automotive OEMs to understand how the used vehicle market will react to future vehicle developments and their impact on RV setting policies.
• Reporting & impairment: Produce accurate monthly revaluation files detailing profit/loss making vehicles and identifying future trends, and generate an impairment file for F&C accounting purposes.

Let’s talk Athlon

Hi there! We're Athlon. The international market leader in modern mobility solutions and part of Mercedes-Benz. With a rich history of more than a hundred years, you can conclude that we have already covered the necessary kilometers. Do we take that lead for granted? Absolutely not, it makes us more ambitious to provide even better personal service to our customers. Together with around 1,700 colleagues, we are shaping sustainable mobility. We're proud of that. From vehicle leasing to fleet solutions and from electrification to contributions to the sharing economy.

Motivation has four wheels

Become the best version of yourself. Very normal at Athlon, because all our colleagues run on a healthy dose of ambition. What do you take with you as RV Manager for at least 37.5 hours per week? Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about joining our business and provides inspiration and encouragement towards the Athlon vision. The role utilises strong analytical skills and advanced knowledge to present complex data identifying potential operational actions that deliver resultant commercial advantage for the business. In addition, you should have:

• Ability to execute operational (day-to-day) plans effectively within the Asset Risk function.
• Confident communication skills to foster collaboration and achieve agreement through flexibility and compromise.
• Aptitude to identify opportunities for improvement by analysing existing systems or processes and implementing minor changes.
• Advanced knowledge in the specific domain of Residual Value and Service, Maintenance, and Repair management.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with other departments or countries to deliver larger projects or workstreams.
• A natural team player, willing to support other team members during periods of high activity.

Always on the move
Athlon is always on the move, just like you. To grow in our rapidly changing world, we are constantly looking at how you can get the best out of yourself every day. Creating an optimal workplace that suits you and this time is an important part of this.

In addition to building, an (international) career, as an RV Manager, based on 37.5 hours per week, you can count on:

• Competitive salary
• Potential bonus up to 10% of your annual salary
• Access to LPS and CCS car scheme 
• Company Car Scheme (NELS) x2 after successful probation period
• 8% Pension scheme (employee 4% + employer 4%)
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Additional annual leave purchase (maximum 30 days total annual entitlement)
• Hybrid working policy after successful probation period
• ‘Bring in a Friend’ Referral Scheme worth £1k
• Reward & Recognition Awards
• Flexible ‘benefits bank’ allowance to spend on a range of benefits including gym membership, dental insurance, cycle to work and many more
• Private Medical Insurance and Virtual GP
• Annual expensed eyecare 
• Flu vaccinations
• Nudge – a free financial wellbeing platform
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• OpenUP Wellbeing for Mental Health
• Length of Service Loyalty Awards
• A modern and relaxed working environment in a brand new furnished office that is fully adapted to hybrid working. Our office is a place to connect and meet with a convenient on-site kitchenette, restaurant and parking
• Regular company events, often combined with a fun-filled activity
• Perks at Work (you can save a lot of money thanks to nice discounts on fashion, electronics, days out and more).
• Costco Membership paid for the first year.
• Social involvement is important to us, therefore, you can spend one day volunteering for a registered charity and receive up to £250 as part of our Matched Giving Scheme.

Internal candidates
The terms of your Contract of Employment apply to this vacancy. More information can be requested via your HR Country Manager.

Route to your new job   

So, RV Manager get behind the wheel yourself. Go for plenty of opportunity to be to be ambitious, innovative and drive change through optimising end-to-end customer satisfaction.

Your application procedure looks like this:

1. We will contact you for an informal conversation over the phone.
2. Are we both excited? Then we will follow up with a virtual introduction meeting.
3. We will inform you if an online assessment and/or assignment is part of the selection procedure.
4. During the second virtual conversation, we will talk more extensively about the content of the function.
5. Do we have a match? Then you will receive the proposal with the terms of employment in your inbox.

Please be assured that we are here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them.

Due to UK legislation, we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

Do you have any further questions about the vacancy or application procedure? Our HR Country Manager is more than happy to help you via hruk@athlon.com. We are getting you there.

Managing your data

We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us; we consider this an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process.

Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the position and the responsible colleagues from HR.

Your application data is held within our secure application tracking system called Success Factors – you will be given access to a candidate zone in the system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period. Contact us as hruk@athlon.com for further information.

If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Chief Officer of Corporate Data Protection for Mercedes-Benz at the following address: Mercedes-Benz AG, HPC E600, 70546 Stuttgart, data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

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