Parts Coordinator, Race Team Logistics

McLaren Group; Woking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the motorsport industry seeks a Parts Coordinator in Race Team Logistics in Woking. The role involves managing stock control of car components, ensuring logistics for events, and working in a fast-paced environment with demanding deadlines. Ideal candidates should have in-depth knowledge of motorsport parts and experience in a team-oriented setting. The job offers an opportunity to play a critical role in supporting a high-performance racing team.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Car schemes

Life insurance

Generous pension contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in stock control systems.
• Extensive knowledge of current Formula One components.
• Ability to manage complex motor sport parts on demanding timescales.

Responsibilities

• Manage race team stock control and parts supply for events.
• Ensure components are fit for each event and compliance with Lifing Program.
• Coordinate logistics and stock control as specified by the logistics manager.

Skills

Stock control systems

Formula One race car components

Cross-function planning

Microsoft Office products

Tools

MRL Lifing control system

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. And everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.

Purpose of the Role:

To provide car parts support, maintain and improve the race logistics stock and lifing functions both electronically and physically, within a car area/s as specified by the Logistics Manager.

Ensuring stock control, correct build and kitting practices, servicing routines are maintained, components and assemblies are fit for use.

Deliver stock, parts logistics programs, projects, and continuous improvement strategies to support events both at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC).

Role Dimensions:

The position will involve unsociable hours and substantial weekend work and may also involve some event attendance and overseas travel, with the potential of a trackside rotation for up to six months of the year if desired. You will collaborate closely with the Project Management team to ensure parts are supplied to meet production, development and the wider race and test schedule.

You will be responsible for the co-ordination of component servicing, kitting, lifing, logistics and stock control within an area/areas as specified by the logistics manager.

You will have excellent understanding of car component stock management and parts flow in a Formula One environment.

On occasion, you may also be required to support in areas outside of the current car model, including but not exclusive to; TPC and Heritage.

Principal Accountabilities:

Ensuring correct transaction, service requirements and routing of components through the service function, to guarantee they are shipped and fit for purpose for each event and allocated accordingly

Manage Race Team stock control and parts supply to events or car build

Ensure post event Service Race Return and compliance to the Lifing Program

Manage stock to correct issue

Liaise with the Project Management team on shortages and reorder points

Be the point of contact for Race Team requests from trackside that fall within your area of responsibility

Promote department adherence to process and procedures

Engage in the creation, planning and delivery of the department and wider business continuous improvement activities

Support car assembly and race team functions by kitting of components for build and/or pre-fits

Packing and unpacking of shipments to and from race and test events, working to the strict deadlines as outlined by the logistics manager or team leader

Be responsible for the archiving of obsolete of out-of-date components

Job requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Experience of stock control systems

Ability to work to extremely tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities

Extensive knowledge of current Formula One race car components and assemblies

Has participated in a Motorsport based team-oriented environment

Experience of managing complex motorsport parts and assemblies on demanding timescales

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and digital systems, to drive process improvements regarding digital build and lifing management

Experience of MRL Lifing control system or similar

Good Knowledge of race car build process and procedures

Ability to interpret engineering specification drawings and BOM data

Excels at cross-function planning

Personal Attributes:

Flexible approach to prioritise effectively and change focus quickly

Proactive; takes the opportunity to use initiative where possible

Ability and willingness to travel abroad

Leads by example; sets and manages expectations appropriately

Moves towards problems thoughtfully

Highly self-motivated to set ambitious targets

Confident, self-sufficient and resilient

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Remains calm and can make clear-headed decisions whilst under pressure

What McLaren can 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. 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.