Vehicle Line Manager - Interior

Job Title Vehicle Line Manager - Interior Ref # 59482 Date posted Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Country United Kingdom Location Woking Business area Product Development Department PD - DE&B - BS - INT Position level 4 - Management / Technical Expert (L-18) Working time Full Time Contract type Permanent Working pattern 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday Salary . What to Expect Reporting to the Head Of Department the Vehicle Line Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of Vehicle Interiors to allocated McLaren Programs, operating as a key link between the Function Group and Programme team. What You'll Do • Financial:Cascade of the Function Group budgetManage the discussion with the VLD on Actual spend required v budgetManage the VTC and RoR to ensure compliance to the spend profile and overall budget, tracking spend and approving spend.• ResourceCreate Statement of Work and work with indirect Purchasing to send out packs for quotations for Design Supplier ResourceBe the point of contact for contract and payment queries from the Design SupplierBe responsible for the onboarding of the new Design supplier• Timing:Cascade of the High Level Plan – with key information defined such as Surface releases, Build events, testing and gateways• Reporting & Meeting representation:Accountable for accurate forecasting and status of financials associated with programme activities and deliverables across internal resource and supplier spend (tooling investment, D&D and external resource) for the given programme.Operating as the primary point of contact for the programme, ensure that Function Group programme deliverables are completed to time, cost, weight and quality. o Be the functional point of contact from concept to series. o Planning, monitoring and execution of project activities to ensure project delivery. o Manage the Risk Assessment Tool for the programme, ensuring that DFMEA & Tech Specs are completed by the responsible owners as required. o Establish and control system design, release (ETRS), development and validation plans in association with functional experts.o Manage the KPI’s: BOM/Investment/Quality concerns/Build deviations/Engineering releaseEnsure control and drive efficiency of functional programme delivery through use of available systems (e.g. timesheet outputs) to challenge and ensure appropriate allocation of costs to assigned programme for given function group.Ensure effective preparation and attendance at relevant forums, providing clearEnsure effective preparation and attendance at relevant forums, providing clear and effective communication on updates and status from department to programme teams, and vice versa. Generate and support key technology and system decisions with business cases and a clear lifecycle approach, ensuring consequences of decisions are understood and managed appropriately. Promote XF working and Simultaneous Engineering approach - Supplier liaison & management.o Lead supply chain activities in association with suppliers, buyers, cost engineering, engineering, SQA and logistics to ensure design to cost, supplier nomination and delivery of components and systems on schedule for all phases of prototype, pilot and pre-production. What You'll Bring • Function Group Technical Meetingscascade of the Project status from the Project Meetingcascade the gateway current status and forecast statusTake any technical details which can be used to feedback in Project Meetings• Director Level Technical Meetingso Cascade of gateway status current and forecasto Report on the KPI Status for Interior and Exterior combinedo Highlight to the Director any priorities for the week What We'll Do for You We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:Structured career development framework25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five daysEnhanced company pension schemeDiscretionary annual bonus awardPrivate medical insurance and health cash planLife assurance benefitAbility to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ serviceBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shoppingGenerous parental leave policiesA 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.