I am a developer in the Data Engineering squad in AutoTrader UK and have been part of this wonderful team for the past six months. As data engineers, we provide automotive data to Data Scientists and Data Analysts. We are passionate about data-related tech and utilise cloud technologies to play with data.
In my role I lead the business partnering team at Toyota (GB) PLC, alongside developing our HR offer to create an exceptional employee experience. This includes working to deliver projects which innovate and improve the employee experience, including ‘enabling employees to be their best’, focused on performance management and reward and the area of ‘looking…
In support of Stress Awareness Month, and the current Covid-19 pandemic, the Automotive 30% Club chatted with Ben to hear more about the amazing work they do, how you can access their support and how we can support them. About us Ben is the charity dedicated to supporting the people of the automotive industry,…
I am currently in my second year of a 2-year Graduate Account Manager scheme here at Auto Trader within our Retailer Development & Support Tribe. My role has so far enabled me to work in all areas of our Tribe to understand all customer types, from independent dealers to larger franchise retailers, and the challenges…
I’ve worked in the automotive industry for over 25 years now, starting my career as a Marketing Manager at Perrys Motor Sales in 1994 and now as an Operations Director at Gaia Innovation. I still can’t quite believe how quickly things have escalated over the past month. The majority of businesses have closed temporarily, schools…
It is essential to recognise that the pandemic is affecting all our lives in ways we would never have imagined. But this article simply focuses on ways that it may be detrimentally affecting women in particular. Amidst the panic buying and food hoarding due to the coronavirus pandemic, food banks are seeing a significant…
I’ve worked in in-house recruitment for more than 16 years, working my way up from coordinator to advisor, Manager and finally Business Partner. In my current role, I manage a team of recruitment managers and coordinators delivering seamless hiring of external talent into our business, as well as helping our internal population to grow their…
In this time of uncertainty, it is good to pull together and provide support where possible. The Automotive 30% Club sends wishes to all of health and wellness during this period of the pandemic. Whether you’re currently working from your kitchen table and video conferencing to keep in touch with your teams and colleagues for…
As we are all aware, we are going through something of an unprecedented situation. The vast majority of us are being told to work remotely to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but remote working can be a shift for those unfamiliar with how to balance working from home with day to day life. At Eighteen…
National Careers Week, which took place last week, is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people leaving education. Upon asking my peers “Was the careers…
To celebrate the launch of the Automotive 30% Club’s 2020 IAW Awards, we chatted with our 2019 Inspiring Automotive Woman of the year winner Paula Cooper, who kindly gave us an overview of what her role entails and what a typical working day is like for her. As the Director of ConsumerOne, my role…