Indirect Procurement Buyer

McLaren Racing; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured career development

25 days holiday + BH

Enhanced pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after 2 years

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is seeking an Indirect Procurement Buyer to support procurement activities across key spend areas and contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives. The role spans categories including Construction, Facilities Management, Capex, and Professional Services, assisting Category Leads and Managers to drive value and supplier governance.

The role requires a good understanding of procurement processes, market dynamics, risk awareness, and strong collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Good understanding of procurement processes and market dynamics.
• Awareness of commercial considerations and risk management principles.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement activities across key spend areas and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Work across categories such as Construction, Facilities Management, Capex expenditure, and Professional Services.
• Support Category Leads and Procurement Managers to deliver value and ensure supply continuity.
• Contribute to supplier management across the procurement lifecycle and ensure compliance with processes.

Skills

Negotiation & commercial conditions

Task prioritisation

Attention to detail

Communication & collaboration

Team player mindset

Job description

As an Indirect Procurement Buyer, you will support procurement activities across key spend areas, contributing to the delivery of strategic sourcing initiatives that support business growth. You will work across categories such as Construction, Facilities Management, Capex expenditure, and Professional Services, supporting Category Leads and Procurement Managers to deliver value, ensure supply continuity, and maintain effective commercial governance. You will contribute to sourcing activities and supplier management across the procurement lifecycle, supporting the implementation of category strategies, while ensuring compliance with internal processes and policies.

What You'll Do As an Indirect Procurement Buyer, you will support procurement activities across key spend areas, contributing to the delivery of strategic sourcing initiatives that support business growth. You will work across categories such as Construction, Facilities Management, Capex expenditure, and Professional Services, supporting Category Leads and Procurement Managers to deliver value, ensure supply continuity, and maintain effective commercial governance. You will contribute to sourcing activities and supplier management across the procurement lifecycle, supporting the implementation of category strategies, while ensuring compliance with internal processes and policies.

Good understanding of procurement processes and market dynamics.

• - Awareness of commercial considerations and risk management principles.

Essential Functional / Technical Skills

• Developing negotiation and commercial conditions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical capability.
• Good communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Strong team player mindset with a collaborative and proactive approach.

Personal Attributes / Competencies

• Eager to learn and develop within procurement.
• Structured, organised, and detail-oriented.
• Outcome-focused with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Able to work under guidance while taking ownership of defined tasks.

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.

Builds effective working relationships within immediate teams and stakeholders.

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
• Enhance 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