Asset Risk & Pricing Analyst Placement Programme

at  Motability Operations

ABOUT US

We’re the company behind the Motability Scheme. We exist to deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve our customers’ mobility in a fast-changing world. We’re the UK’s largest car leasing company and we help over 800,000 people get on the road.
We employ over 1800 people, across London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Coalville. We know our people are key to our success, so we aim to create an environment that allows our employees to flourish. We look for highly motivated people with a combination of commercial sense and real enthusiasm to meet our customers’ needs.

WHAT WE DO

We lease a wide range of tailored mobility solutions to people who receive of one of the Government’s qualifying mobility allowances. Our customers choose a car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair that best suits their needs. We take care of their insurance, breakdown, servicing and more, as part of our worry-free package.
At the end of the lease, our customers can exchange their vehicle for a brand-new model. Each year we sell and move around 200,000 cars. This makes us the largest supplier of single-source vehicles back into the used car market.
The Scheme has been providing affordable, worry-free motoring for over 45 years. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, with an independent customer satisfaction rating of 9.6 out of 10.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

A placement in our Asset Risk and Pricing teams gives you unique exposure to the core elements of risk management & commercial strategy. You will have the opportunity to apply skills you’ve developed so far and learn many new ones in a commercial setting.
Motability Operations is exposed to over £10bn of asset risk via the vehicles we own and lease to our customers. Forecasting future vehicle values and asset depreciation is a key function of the business. The Asset Risk team uses a combination of econometric and data science approaches and industry expertise to understand and model the macro and micro influences. Margins are particularly tight, with just a £5 error in forecast for each car amounts to >£3m!
In the Pricing team, you will help shape the price list for our 800,000 customers across our Car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) and Powered Wheelchair & Scooter (PWSS) schemes. This highly commercial area of the business balances the needs of customers with those of our suppliers and scheme partners, while managing MO’s profit margins within a target range. This critical team is tasked with delivering an affordable, sustainable, and diverse product offering for our customers.
The Pricing team takes a commercial focus by balancing the needs of customers with those of our suppliers and scheme partners while managing our own profit margins within a target corridor. This key area of the business is tasked with delivering an affordable, sustainable, and varied product offering for our customers.
If you would like to find out what working in these areas entails, please do get in touch!

THE ROLE

• Two six-month rotations working as an analyst, identifying changing internal and external factors, and how they impact the business and our forecasts
• Presenting & contributing in forums, proactively influencing decision making
• Ownership of analytical projects with deliverables that make a difference
• The rotations will primarily focus on Analytics and Pricing, with further opportunities to gain experience from roles across the business through cross-divisional projects
• Alongside your team and line manager, you will also be paired with a buddy and a mentor to support your professional development