Material Controller & Supply Planner in Woking

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. The role involves creating and maintaining realistic delivery schedules to support our series and development programmes while keeping inventory levels within budgeted targets. It also focuses on developing supplier relationships and logistics capabilities to meet growing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for all aspects of supplier logistics quality, ensuring efficient inbound flow of material to the McLaren Production Centre.
• Manage processes with suppliers to identify, communicate and mitigate supply risk.
• Represent supply chain risks and opportunities at internal management reviews.
• Use MRP (SAP) to balance demand and supply, creating a delivery plan that satisfies production, development, and other requirements while keeping inventory within approved limits.
• Reduce obsolescence and inventory holding to company targets.
• Act as point of contact for assigned suppliers and related material availability concerns.
• Work with supplier contacts to maintain effective, mutually beneficial relationships.
• Onboard suppliers, including supply chain loop and packaging requirement calculations.
• Pursue continuous improvement for internal processes and supplier logistics quality.
• Manage supply base against defined KPIs to support business improvement.
• Support engineering in implementing new parts, ensuring accurate MRP demand and coordinating stock ramp‑ups to minimise financial impact.
• Conduct scenario modelling to assess impact of demand/supply changes and implement optimal plans.
• Own and manage MRP parameter data to deliver correct inventory levels and stability.
• Manage schedules against KPIs measuring all factors affecting materials and production planning.

Qualifications & Personal Attributes

• Understanding of automotive OEM supply chains and supplier manufacturing processes.
• Highly developed relationship building skills.
• Structured and organised approach to work management.
• Experience with MRP and/or SAP desirable.
• Delivery focused with track record of on‑time delivery.
• Ability to manage and prioritise tasks and time efficiently.
• Excellent organisational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player.
• Ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ambitious, self‑reliant and intrinsically self‑motivated.
• Unquestionable personal and professional integrity.
• Strong Excel and data interpretation skills.
• Comprehensive grasp of planning principles and objectives.

Benefits

• Structured career development framework.
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday, with annual buy & sell up to five days.
• Enhanced company pension scheme.
• Discretionary annual bonus award.
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan.
• Life assurance benefit.
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' service.
• Benefits adaptable to lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• Generous parental leave policies.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice.

Equal Opportunity

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, driving innovation and enabling us to create something special.