Product Data Manager - BoM & PLM Governance Lead

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Automotive Ltd is seeking a Product Data Manager to lead the PDM function across engineering and manufacturing lifecycles, ensuring accurate, compliant product data, EBOM/MBOM integrity, and Material Master quality. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, and Digital teams to govern data, optimise configurations, and drive continuous improvement using Power BI and AI-enabled tools.

This role offers a strategic leadership position within a fast-paced, high-performance

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience within Product Data Management, PLM, Engineering Operations, or a related discipline.
• Strong functional and technical knowledge of SAP PLM (EBOM, MBOM, MM); familiarity with 3DX is beneficial.
• Solid understanding of engineering release processes, workflow management, and variant configuration principles.
• Experience defining and operating data governance frameworks and system-based rules and logic.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret, challenge, and improve data quality and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the Product Data Management team, ensuring skills, capability, and capacity are aligned to business and program needs.
• Define, own, and enforce product data governance standards covering EBOM, MBOM, Material Master, configuration logic, and data quality best practices.
• Provide functional oversight of all PDM operational activities, including Bill of Materials creation, validation, simulation, release, and material master extension.
• Ensure robust coordination and delivery of Engineering / Manufacturing Record (Releasing) PDM activities in line with program timing and project gateways.
• Act as the senior escalation point and subject matter expert for product data and BoM related issues across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Programs.
• Represent Product Data Management at programme and governance forums, including change control, launch readiness, and build meetings, presenting BoM accuracy and data readiness.
• Partner with IT and Digital teams to guide best practice use of 3DX/SAP PLM, Material Master, and related systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process simplification, automation, reporting, analytics, and the adoption of Power BI, Power Apps, and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP PLM

3DX

Job description

McLaren Automotive Ltd is seeking a Product Data Manager to lead the PDM function across engineering and manufacturing lifecycles, ensuring accurate, compliant product data, EBOM/MBOM integrity, and Material Master quality. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, and Digital teams to govern data, optimise configurations, and drive continuous improvement using Power BI and AI-enabled tools.

This role offers a strategic leadership position within a fast-paced, high-performance