Sales Planning Analyst
6 month Fixed Term Contract – Full Time
Welcome to Kia UK!
About Us
Kia UK is a leading automotive brand offering one of the industry’s largest range of models across multiple vehicle segments and was the fourth most popular UK car brand in 2024. With 190 Kia Dealers across the country, Kia is now widely known for its advanced electrified products offering the technology of tomorrow, today. Spearheading this charge are award-winning products including the fully electric EV6 – Kia’s first dedicated electric vehicle, the 2024 World Car of the Year the EV9 and the 2025 World Car of the Year the all new electric compact SUV the EV3!
Kia UK has consistently grown for over 30 years, supported by bold design, quality products and ever-evolving customer service. By 2027, the brand aims to offer no less than nine fully electric vehicles in the UK, a positive step towards becoming a leading global sustainable mobility solutions provider.
People are central to Kia UK and every day is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. This has been recognised with Kia UK already named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 by Great Place To Work®, and also ranked in the 2024 Best Workplaces™ for Women, Development, Wellbeing, and Manufacturing, Production & Transportation. Kia employees reported positively on areas such as working atmosphere, trust in management, corporate strategy, pride in working for the company, benefits, facilities and much more!
The Role
One main aspect of the role is to produce various monthly and month-end reports, including:
- Sales forecasts
- Sales reports including channel performance, segment performance and competitor sales performance
- Stock reports
- Retail finance performance reports
- Monthly KPI data for company management
Other Responsibilities Include
- Prepare presentation materials and back-up data for meetings with the European and global headquarters (regular and one-off meetings), including the Monthly Business Review, monthly management video conferences and quarterly Overseas Presidents Meetings.
- To distribute the monthly geographic sales analysis report and act as the main point of contact for all relevant reporting queries.
- To provide absence cover to 3 other colleagues in the department.
- Undertake additional projects as agreed with the line manager.
- Make continuous process improvements in own area of work, including automation of reporting using SAP, MVRIS and related software.
- To produce regular and ad-hoc analysis pertaining to sales and market performance as defined by the needs of the business.
About You
- Strong analytical and organisational skills.
- Self-disciplined, motivated, and conscientious with a strong attention to detail.
- PC literate to an advanced level – especially in Excel & PowerPoint.
- Experience of preparing detailed reports, presentations and analyses is desirable.
- Interest in the automotive sector is desirable.
We recognise that there may be a number of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t exactly match what we’ve outlined in the role description. If you think you could be a good fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you!
The Benefits
🌊 Flexible working hours (core hours between 10:00am-3:00pm)
🏡 Hybrid working (up to 2 days a week remote working pro rata)
🚗 Employee Car Scheme (car lease + insurance all included from £85/month)
🍳 Onsite Chef -> free lunch every day
🩺 Private Medical Care (Vitality)
💗 Annual Health Checks and free flu jabs offered onsite
🦷 Private Dental Care (Denplan, £0 excess)
😮 Pension with enhanced employer contribution
💸 Income Protection & life Assurance
🤒 Critical Illness Protection
🏖 24 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
🚴 Wellness benefits including, cycle to work scheme, free eye tests, employee assistance programme, Mental Health First Aiders and more
💰 Financial hub providing free financial guidance and support
🤰 Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (up to 6 months
full pay)
👶Enhanced Paternity Leave
🤸 Free weekly yoga, football, and badminton clubs
🎱 Pool tables, dart board, and massage chairs onsite
😇 Opportunity to get involved & give back via our charity partners
🥳 Birthday Vouchers
🎉 Celebrations such as our Spring Ball, Christmas events, Social Club and much more!
Location/Travel
The Kia UK Head Office is based in Walton-on-Thames, just a 5 minute walk from the station. We also have plenty of on-site parking for drivers, including EV charging ports.
There is step-free access throughout the building, but please let us know if you require any additional accessibility support and we will cater to your needs as best we can.
Interview Process
Step 1: CV review
Step 2: Teams interview
Step 3: Face-to-face interview
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We understand that every candidate is unique, and we welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that all individuals can fully participate in our interview process. If you require any adjustments or support to facilitate your interview, please do not hesitate to reach out to Georgia Hope (
[email protected]). We are happy to discuss your needs and make arrangements that support your participation to best showcase your skills and qualifications.
At Kia, we are committed to employing the best-qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and thereby not discriminating against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability. 
