Buyer/Planner – Heritage and TPC

Williams F1 Group; Witney; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Williams F1 Team in Witney is seeking a procurement professional to lead Heritage and TPC supply, balancing lead times, quality and cost. You will manage supplier relationships, process POs and negotiate terms to support high-paced manufacturing schedules.

Work involves coordinating with production, engineering and logistics to translate calendars into material requirements and ensure timely delivery while complying with cost cap requirements.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience within a procurement role, preferably motorsport.
• Demonstrable ability to manage an extremely large and high-paced order book.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes in a high-performance engineering setting.
• Experience of planning or scheduling material demand in a manufacturing environment.
• Competent Excel skills, with working knowledge of Microsoft Project or an equivalent planning tool.

Responsibilities

• Procure components and services for Heritage and TPC, balancing lead time, quality and price.
• Process purchase orders ensuring engineering specifications and required authorisations are communicated.
• Negotiate the commercial terms of supplier quotes and maintain accurate system records.
• Check supplier acknowledgements and address non-conformances to minimise delays.
• Lead the tender process and create new contracts with clear deliverables and terms.
• Conduct supplier audits across Heritage and TPC.
• Forecast demand and translate build/test/event calendars into material requirements and delivery timelines.
• Maintain the supply plan against calendars and manage delivery risk proactively.
• Engage with internal stakeholders across heritage, creative and parts logistics to keep them informed of progress.
• Act as the single point of contact for TPC integration with the wider Car Programme Management function.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Planning and scheduling

Technical understanding

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Main Duties:

• Procure components and services for Heritage and TPC, working closely with production and engineering to ensure sourcing achieves the optimum balance between lead time, quality and price.
• Process purchase orders for Heritage and TPC goods and services, ensuring heritage engineering specifications, processes and engineering issues are fully communicated, and the purchase requirement is appropriately authorised.
• Negotiate the commercial aspects of supplier quotes to secure favourable business terms, maintaining accurate purchase system records for the Heritage and TPC commodities.
• Check supplier acknowledgements and challenge where required, resolving non-conformances quickly to minimise delay to the Heritage manufacturing process and the TPC programme.
• Lead the tender process and create new contracts with clear deliverables, terms and conditions, driving suppliers and contractors to achieve the required outcomes.
• Conduct supplier audits across Heritage and TPC.
• Forecast Heritage and TPC demand, translating the build, test and event calendars into material requirements, order dates and delivery timelines.
• Maintain the supply plan against those calendars, managing delivery risk proactively, holding stakeholders to account for plan dates and reporting status against relevant metrics.
• Engage and communicate with internal stakeholders across heritage, creative and parts logistics to keep them informed of progress on outsourced Heritage and TPC parts.
• Act as the single point of contact for TPC integration with the wider Car Programme Management function, maintaining clear segregation of out-of-cap Heritage and TPC activity in line with cost cap requirements.

Key Accountabilities:

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:

• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same.
• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations.
• Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department.
• Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation.
• Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance.
• Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements.

Core Competencies:

• Procurement and supplier management – sourcing, negotiation and management of a large, high-paced order book.
• Planning and scheduling – translating build, test and event demand into material requirements and delivery dates.
• Technical understanding – a strong understanding of technical drawings and basic manufacturing techniques.
• Stakeholder management and communication.
• Continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience Level:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience within a procurement role, preferably motorsport.
• Demonstrable ability to manage an extremely large and high-paced order book.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes in a high-performance engineering setting.
• Experience of planning or scheduling material demand in a manufacturing environment.
• Competent Excel skills, with working knowledge of Microsoft Project or an equivalent planning tool.

Company Description

To procure components and services from suppliers to support internal demand from Heritage and TPC (Testing of a Previous Car), and to plan that supply against the Heritage and TPC build, test and event calendars. The role acts as lead buyer across both programmes and as the single point of contact for TPC integration with the wider Car Programme Management function, working closely with production and engineering to secure parts at the optimum balance between lead time, quality and price, whilst maintaining clear segregation from in-cap Direct Procurement resource and cost cap workstreams. Location: Williams Heritage, Witney. Role scope: Heritage and TPC (Testing of a Previous Car).

Additional Information

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.