Senior Supply Chain Specialist

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holiday

Enhanced company pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 4x basic salary

Sabbatical after 2 years

Wellbeing and assistance programmes

Friends and family day

Experience McLaren cars

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in the UK is seeking an Aftersales Senior Supply Chain Specialist to ensure the stable supply of parts to their global network. You will focus on implementing procurement strategies, negotiating with suppliers, and managing critical supply chain projects. The ideal candidate will have strong procurement experience, a degree in a relevant field, and excellent negotiation skills. This role offers competitive benefits including a generous leave policy and a discretionary annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement in the automotive industry or indirect background.
• Proven experience managing multi-national suppliers and complex contracts.
• Familiarity with Aftersales supply chain challenges.
• Strong commercial background and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and organizational skills.
• Autonomous, delivery-focused and able to work independently.
• Sourcing and managing Aftersales supply chain challenges.

Responsibilities

• Implement strategy for Aftersales product supply throughout vehicle lifecycle.
• Negotiate costs and optimize commercial terms with suppliers.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Source components for Retailers and customers as Aftersales products.
• Establish supplier engagement processes and active management.
• Build relationships with internal/external stakeholders at senior levels.
• Ensure master data for procurement and distribution ahead of launches.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Results-driven

Strategic problem-solving

Education

Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

MCIPS qualification

Tools

MS Excel

SAP

Job description

McLaren Automotive is a customer focused and commercially driven environment, where ensuring the best vehicle ownership experience is always offered. For Aftersales this translates in the Procurement world to an emphasis on supplier development and effective negotiation with exceptional long-term and sustainable outcomes.

As an Aftersales Senior Supply Chain Specialist, you will be part of a team responsible for the on time and stable supply of Aftersales parts to the McLaren Global Retailer Network, whislt supporting the development of a lean supply chain.

You will be responsible for engaging with key internal stakeholders to track progress of parts supply. Furthermore, you will be responsible for critical projects and activities that impact Aftersales inventory and parts supply, whilst providing effective reporting on operational performance and continuity of supply.

What You'll Do

• Implementing a strategy to secure the supply of Aftersales product through the complete vehicle lifecycle, with particular focus on the stage between end of model production through to end of model life
• Ongoing negotiation of Aftersales’ part and tool costs, optimising the commercial terms and conditions with suppliers to suit the needs of McLaren
• Negotiation of Aftersales commercial terms with the supply base for all new McLaren vehicles and models in support of project launch timescales
• Sourcing of components sold to Retailers and customers as Aftersales specific product
• Implement a supplier engagement process specific to Aftersales, ensuring that all necessary suppliers are actively managed and fully committed to meeting their McLaren Aftersales obligations
• Build relationships with both key internal and external stakeholders at a senior level, supporting all other accountabilities and ensuring that all Aftersales strategies match the overall McLaren business imperatives
• Ensure that all required master data needed to both procure parts from the supply chain, and to distribute through our global Retailers is accurate and captured in the system ahead of new product, model, or market launches.

What You'll Bring

• Evidenced Procurement experience either from within the Automotive industry or from an indirect background.
• Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field preferred; MCIPS qualification desirable.
• Proven experience in procurement within automotive or manufacturing.
• Strong commercial background and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing multi-national suppliers and delivering complex contracts.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and organizational skills.
• Results-driven, delivery-focused, and able to work autonomously.
• Familiar with the specific challenges associated with sourcing and managing an Aftersales supply chain
• Keen eye for developing & implementing a strategic approach to problem solving.
• IT skills, in particular MS Excel is essential. Experience using SAP would be an advantage

What We’ll Do for You

• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance 4x your basic salary
• 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 including market leading maternity leave
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
• Friends and family day
• Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars

Who Are We?

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.