Job Title
Senior Material Controller and Planner
Ref #
45908
Date posted
Monday, July 29, 2024
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Logistics
Department
Series, Material Control
Position level
G - Qualified Senior
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
8:30am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect

We are recruiting for a Senior Material Controller to join our fantastic Logistics Department in Woking. As the Senior Material Controller you’ll develop and manage delivery schedules that meet our program needs while keeping inventory costs in check. This key position offers a chance to significantly influence McLaren Automotive’s logistics approach and contribute to the company’s growth.

As we expand our programs, the logistics complexity grows, making your role crucial for maintaining stable and precise schedules. You’ll exhibit advanced technical skills, support management, lead your team autonomously in a dynamic setting, and ensure on-time delivery success. The role is central to our strategic logistics planning and execution.

What You'll Do

  • Drive any business case to implement new processes.
  • Total ownership and implementation with associated metric reporting.
  • Supporting and driving solutions and cost down within daily operational tasks
  • Supporting the cross-company SAP system and deploy developments as required.
  • Enhancing current business plans supporting industry leading KPIs.
  • To be the point of contact for supplier schedules, material engineering changes and booking in queries. Proactively set up meeting with purchasing and material control to present plans, engineering changes and capacity constraints.
  • Using MRP 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 achieve company targets.
  • Responsibility for pro-actively identifying and addressing risks to production requirements (capacity constraints/shutdowns etc.), supplier lead times, schedule stability, planned inventory levels and warehousing capacities and escalating when necessary.
  • 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

  • Previous experience of senior stakeholder management.
  • Team management and coaching 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 drive results whilst working across a wide range of stakeholders including purchasing, material planning and manufacturing.
  • SAP experience
  • Confident in dealing with stakeholders, holding and leading meetings, ensuring the requirements of the department and wider business are met.
  • Preferable understanding of Automotive OEM supply chains and supplier manufacturing processes.
  • Strong Excel and data interpretation skills.
  • Comprehensive grasp of planning principles and objectives.
  • Structured and organised approach to the management of work
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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