Material Controller - MSO in Surrey

We are recruiting for a Material Controller to join our fantastic MSO department in Woking. This is a role which requires the candidate to work closely with assigned suppliers to ensure ordered materials arrive into McLaren on-time and in-full. The role is responsible for all aspects of supplier logistics quality thereby ensuring the efficient and effective inbound flow of material to support MSO’s bespoke, heritage and private commission programmes.

What You'll Do

• Create and maintain achievable delivery plans that satisfy the combined requirements of production, dealer-fit, MSO workshop and any other sources.
• Support MSO’s Idea-to-Fulfilment process alongside other departments to ensure suppliers can deliver bespoke requests.
• Manage appropriate processes with the suppliers for the early identification, communication and mitigation of supply risk.
• 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 onboarding suppliers, including supply chain setup and readiness.
• Adopt an approach of continuous improvement for both internal processes and supplier logistics quality with your suppliers.
• Own and manage assigned supplier MSO stock to the correct inventory levels whilst minimising premium freight spend and obsolescence to deliver stability to McLaren’s operations.
• Manage your supply base against defined KPIs to support business improvement.

What You'll Bring

• Understanding of Automotive OEM supply chains and supplier manufacturing processes.
• Experience of working with MRP and/or SAP is desirable.
• 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.
• Structured and organised approach to the management of work with excellent organisational skills.
• Proven ability to work within tight deadlines and to manage and prioritise tasks and time efficiently.
• An ability to apply problem-solving techniques to routine situations or situations of moderate complexity under supervision.
• A team player with good communication skills and the ability to multi-task and operate effectively in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Personal attributes:

• Strong communicator with the capability to challenge, engage and influence all stakeholders within a dynamic and cross-functional environment.
• Proactive and tenacious nature, taking initiative and using failure as an opportunity to learn.
• Resilient, energetic and enthusiastic; responds constructively to new ideas and input in a changing business environment.
• Able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• Driven by accuracy with fastidious attention to detail.
• Has unquestionable personal and professional integrity.
• Self-motivated to deliver excellence and perform beyond targets to exceed customer expectations.

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 benefit.
• 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.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice.

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.