JLR celebrates its supply base with Coventry awards evening

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Giles Gwinnett

At its Classic Works in Coventry, JLR has hosted the annual Global Supplier Excellence Awards for the eighth year.

The event celebrates the contribution of the group's supply base towards achieving a sustainable global supply chain and six firms were recognised for their "extraordinary contribution in cost transformation, operational delivery and sustainability".

"It has been an incredible year for JLR and we cannot celebrate such huge success without acknowledging the tangible impact delivered by our fantastic supply base," said Tobias Moch, JLR's chief procurement officer.

"Last night really was an opportunity to celebrate our very best suppliers, their commitment to JLR, and the hard work which has enabled us as a business to outperform and achieve a new level of success."

He added: "The next financial year will be one of true transformation as we strive to deliver our commitments in outstanding customer love, profitable growth and sustainability across our entire enterprise."

This year, along with the five core values (Customer Love; Unity; Integrity; Growth; Impact) JLR introduced an additional award - the 'Exceptional Creators Award' - going to a supplier, which received nominations across multiple categories and exemplifies outstanding behaviours in all aspects of their work with JLR.

The winners of the JLR 2024 Supplier Excellence Awards in various categories were: Fuyao Group (Customer love), which supplies glazing systems, Infineon Technologies (unity), Harman International (integrity), EBZ group (growth), Fagor Ederlan Group (impact), Novelis (exceptional creators).

Giles Gwinnett

Giles Gwinnett is a writer at The Business Magazine. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years and covered a vast array of topics at a range of media settings - in print and online. After his NCTJ newspaper training, he became a reporter in Hampshire before moving to a news agency in Gloucestershire. In recent years, he has been covering the financial markets along with company news for an investor-focused web portal. His many interests include politics, energy and the environment. He lives in Dorset.