Job Title
Material Controller
Ref #
46205
Date posted
Friday, May 17, 2024
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Logistics
Department
Series, Material Control
Position level
H - Qualified
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
8:30am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect

We are recruiting for a Material Controller to join our fantastic Logistics Department in Woking. As the Material Controller you will be in a supplier facing role which is key in ensuring materials arrive from McLaren’s supply base on time and in full, with supporting documentation.

You are responsible for the creation and maintenance of achievable delivery schedules that support the requirements of our series and development programs whilst ensuring inventory levels remain within budgeted targets.

What You'll Do
  • Accountability for all aspects of supplier logistics quality thereby ensuring the efficient and effective inbound flow of material to the McLaren Production Centre.
  • Ability to represent supply chain risks and opportunities at internal management reviews
  • Using MRP (SAP) to balance demand and supply, creating a delivery plan that satisfies the combined requirements of production, development, and any other sources, keeping inventory within approved limits. Reduce obsolescence and inventory holding to company targets.
  • Being the point of contact for your assigned suppliers and the related material availability concerns within the organisation.
  • Working with on boarding suppliers, including supply chain loop and packaging requirement calculations.
  • Adopting an approach of continuous improvement for both internal processes and supplier logistics quality with your suppliers.
  • Managing your supply base against defined KPIs to support business improvement.
  • Supporting Engineering in the effective implementation of new parts, ensuring MRP demand is accurate and coordinating the appropriate run out and ramp up of stock to ensure minimum financial impact due to part obsolescence.
  • Conducting scenario modelling to assess the impact of changes to demand and supply and to work with stakeholders to agree and implement a plan which will obtain optimal results.
  • Owning and managing MRP parameter data to deliver the correct inventory levels and stability to McLaren’s Operations.
What You'll Bring
  • Confident in dealing with stakeholders, both internally and externally, in ensuring the requirements of the department and wider business are met.
  • Understanding of Automotive OEM supply chains and supplier manufacturing processes.
  • Highly developed relationship building skills.
  • Structured and organised approach to the management of work.
  • Experience of working with MRP and or SAP is desirable personal Attributes.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally.
  • Resilient, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • Ambitious and self-reliant. Intrinsically self-motivated.
  • Strong excel and data interpretation skills.
  • Comprehensive grasp of planning principles and objectives.
What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:

  • Structured career development framework
  • 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus award
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Life assurance 4x your basic salary
  • Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • Generous parental leave policies including market leading maternity leave
  • Tax efficient nursery scheme benefit
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
  • Friends and family day
  • Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars 

*Qualifying criteria applies

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks. 

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey. 

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