Executive, Showcars & Display Assets – 12 months FTC in Woking

This role is embedded in the high-energy environment of McLaren Racing where you will be the essential support system for deploying our most visually stunning assets – our iconic full-sized F1 replica Showcars and premium interactive and display assets to events worldwide. Your mission is to ensure every asset, from a championship-winning car to a cutting-edge simulator, arrives seamlessly, representing our best-in-class brand standards, and support the delivery of unforgettable & engaging experiences for our partners, fans, and VIP guests.

Role Dimensions

• You will be a core member of the Brand Experience department sitting within the Showcar & Display Assets team.
• Fully focused on flawless operational delivery and support for our events and activations.
• Collaborate with colleagues across internal teams, external partners, and our suppliers.
• Work in a fast-paced, determined team that pushes boundaries through continuous review and innovation to deliver world-class experiences.
• Work is generally performed within an office environment with standard office equipment.
• Frequently required to work weekends, occasional travel away from home, and unsociable hours.
• When attending motorsport events, the candidate may be exposed to high levels of noise; some manual handling may be required.
• On event, the role requires long hours on your feet.

Principal Accountabilities

• Logistics & Deployment: Orchestrate the complex booking, freight, and movement of static cars and high-value event assets (simulators, race gear, team kit, etc.) for activations worldwide.
• Brand Ready: Work closely with the Manager, Senior Executives & Brand Creative team to execute faultless partner branding and asset readiness checks, ensuring every item meets the impeccable McLaren brand standard.
• Asset Management Systems: Maintain sharp, real-time inventory & tracking systems for all display assets, ensuring optimal utilisation and availability.
• Technical Liaison: Coordinate directly with the Showcar Technician to guarantee every display vehicle is meticulously maintained and event-ready.
• Stakeholder Hub: Act as a key communication link, preparing necessary documentation, negotiating supplier quotes, coordinating with both internal teams (including McLaren Automotive) and external stakeholders.
• Reporting: Contribute to robust post-event reporting, compiling data and feedback to drive continuous improvement in our activation strategy.
• Sustainability: Support best practices in sustainability and health & safety compliance across all events and logistical operations.
• Benchmarking: Monitor industry and competitor trends, feeding back insights to keep McLaren at the forefront of brand experience delivery.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Fluent use of English in both verbal and written communications.
• Proven experience in asset management, logistics, or a comparable fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Interest in/experience with motorsport is a significant advantage.
• Exceptional organisational skills and a relentless, detail-oriented approach where you thrive on complexity and precision.
• A natural ability to build and maintain positive working relationships across diverse internal teams and external suppliers/partners.
• Basic comfort with budgets, quoting, and tracking expenditure.
• A strong work ethic and willingness to learn, adapt, and manage a challenging workload in an ever-changing, high-pressure environment.
• An interest in sustainable practices within freight and event logistics.

What can McLaren offer

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part. We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace. McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC. Our state-of-the-art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.