The McLaren name is synonymous with motorsport. The story across five decades of racing at the pinnacle of global motorsport is of restless technical development with characters of passion and true grit, all with a single-minded determination to succeed.
With a backdrop of continued growth and success, McLaren Automotive is now consolidating its motorsport strategy with specific aims; enriching the customer’s experience on and off track, broadening the McLaren brand appeal to a wider global audience and delivering motorsport experiences that are best in class.
To support this exciting growth and development of our Motorsport function we are looking for a Material Controller to join our Motorsport Purchasing team and deliver a proactive service to our production & development teams ensuring all components and parts reach their required areas on time.
Principal accountabilities:
- Managing a supplier portfolio, ensuring adherence to KPIs in line with production requirements, supplier lead times, and warehousing capacities
- Continuously being aware of, and pro-actively addressing potential or actual shortages
- Creation and reporting of internal KPIs and management reports
- Drive continual improvement in the way the team operates across the business to incorporate improved lean practices
- Close liaison with other disciplines within the logistics organisation, as well as other departments (especially purchasing and engineering).
- Planning and providing logistical support on new model projects / option introductions.
Knowledge, skills & experience:
- Strong and consistent approach to driving governance and processes
- Familiarity with operating metrics to drive performance
- Confident in presenting strategies with required analysis and business case
- Ability to drive results whilst working across a wide range of stakeholders including purchasing, planning and manufacturing
- Dynamic individual with the ability to respond to challenging situations in an innovative manner
- Excellent understanding of supply chain management
- Previous experience within the manufacturing industry, especially automotive serial production, would be a distinct advantage
- Experience of working in project teams to deadlines
Personal attributes:
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- Flexible approach to working hours.
- Ability to manage and prioritise tasks and time efficiently
- Excellent organisation skills
- Resilient, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Unquestionable personal and professional integrity
We recognise that we can only achieve our vision with the dedication and collaboration of our world class employees. It is our aim to become the employer of choice within the global automotive industry.
At McLaren Automotive we are constantly looking to improve. To become the employer of choice we are always looking to develop our employee offerings. We currently offer a range of benefits to employees at all levels of the business including Private Healthcare, Contributory Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Personal Lease Car Scheme. We also offer a range of discounts with our partner organisations.