Material Controller

3 weeks ago


Woking Surrey, United Kingdom McLaren Full time

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.

Purpose of Role

Reporting to the Senior Material Planner & Control, this supplier facing role is key in ensuring materials arrive from McLaren’s supply base on time and in full, with supporting documentation.

This role is 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.

This role will be key to developing our supplier relationships and capability to support the ever-increasing logistics challenge.

Principal Accountabilities

  • Accountable for all aspects of supplier logistics quality thereby ensuring the efficient and effective inbound flow of material to the McLaren Production Centre.
  • Manage appropriate processes with the suppliers for the early identification, communication and mitigation of supply risk.
  • Able to represent supply chain risks and opportunities at internal management reviews
  • To use 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.
  • To be the point of contact for your assigned suppliers and the related material availability concerns within the organisation.
  • Work with supplier contacts to ensure an effective, mutually beneficial, working relationship.
  • Work with on boarding suppliers, including supply chain loop and packaging requirement calculations.
  • To adopt an approach of continuous improvement for both internal processes and supplier logistics quality with your suppliers.
  • To manage your supply base against defined KPIs to support business improvement.
  • To support 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.
  • To conduct 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.
  • Own and manage MRP parameter data to deliver the correct inventory levels and stability to McLaren’s Operations.
  • To manage schedules against KPIs measuring all factors which affect materials and production planning.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • 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.
  • Delivery focused - with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise tasks and time efficiently.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Team player.
  • 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.
  • Unquestionable personal and professional integrity.
  • Strong excel and data interpretation skills.
  • Comprehensive grasp of planning principles and objectives.
Personal Attributes
  • Operate tactically and strategically when required
  • Delivery focused - with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise tasks and time efficiently.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Resilient, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • Unquestionable personal and professional integrity.
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