Strategic Buyer & Planner – High-Tempo Manufacturing

Williams Racing; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is seeking a procurement professional to source components and services for Heritage and TPC, balancing lead time, quality and price. You will process purchase orders, negotiate terms, and drive tender processes to contract closure.

You will forecast demand, maintain the supply plan and communicate with internal stakeholders to support the Car Programme. Responsibilities include supplier audits, high-paced order book management, and close collaboration with production

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, working closely with production and engineering to balance lead time, quality and price.
• Process purchase orders for Heritage and TPC goods and services, ensuring specifications and issues are communicated and properly authorised.
• Negotiate the commercial aspects of supplier quotes to secure favourable terms and maintain accurate system records.
• Check supplier acknowledgements and challenge where required, resolving non-conformances to minimise delays.
• Lead tender processes and create new contracts with clear deliverables, terms and conditions.
• Conduct supplier audits across Heritage and TPC.
• Forecast demand translating build, test and event calendars into material requirements, order dates and delivery timelines.
• Maintain the supply plan against calendars, manage delivery risk, and report status against metrics.
• Engage with internal stakeholders across heritage, creative and parts logistics to update on progress of outsourced parts.
• Act as the single point of contact for TPC integration with the wider Car Programme Management function.

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is seeking a procurement professional to source components and services for Heritage and TPC, balancing lead time, quality and price. You will process purchase orders, negotiate terms, and drive tender processes to contract closure.

You will forecast demand, maintain the supply plan and communicate with internal stakeholders to support the Car Programme. Responsibilities include supplier audits, high-paced order book management, and close collaboration with production