Trackside Kit & Merch Operations Lead

Motorsport Network, LLC; Grove; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Williams F1 Team is seeking a Team Kit Manager to coordinate end-to-end kit procurement, stock management, and distribution for race weekends, testing, and events. You’ll lead a small team, manage suppliers, and ensure on-brand presentation across Grove and London sites.

The role requires travel to races and events, strong organisation, and collaboration with drivers, engineers, and merchandising teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in kit management within sport, events, or fast-paced environments.
• Experience supervising others and directing team members.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with multiple priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail around stock accuracy, sizing, and presentation standards.
• Experience working with suppliers and managing procurement processes.
• Willingness to travel for races, tests, supplier visits and events.
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset able to work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office / Google Suite and inventory management tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the full procurement cycle for all team kit—from brief to delivery—working with apparel suppliers, licensees, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure product quality, delivery timelines, and cost targets.
• Maintain an up-to-date supplier and product matrix with lead times, SKUs, and pricing.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance and consolidate supply chains.
• Oversee the operating partner responsible for pick, pack, and distribution; set performance expectations.
• Maintain real-time kit inventory records across Grove and London locations and trackside storage.
• Manage sizing, replenishment, and allocation processes to ensure stock in the right place at the right time.
• Oversee kit returns, quality checks, and end-of-season stock management.
• Develop and maintain a clear kit catalogue with specifications, quantities, and lead times.
• Coordinate with the operating partner on stock visibility, dispatch priorities, and order accuracy.
• Prepare, pack, and ship kit requirements for race weekends, testing, filming days, and events.
• Attend race weekends and testing as trackside kit lead.
• Liaise with logistics/freight teams to include kit in event freight plans per FIA and promoter requirements.
• Manage last-minute kit needs on-site and ad-hoc requests from drivers, engineers, and leadership.
• Line-manage Kit Coordinators and support their development.
• Work closely with Driver Management, Marketing, and Partnerships on kit requirements for events and activations.
• Act as internal point of contact for kit queries across the organisation.
• Support onboarding of new kit team members.
• Ensure kit production and wear complies with Williams Racing brand guidelines and partner visibility.
• Lead brand iteration rollouts across regional/global partnerships to reflect correct marque, colours, and partner requirements.
• Manage light/dark market variants across kit ranges with version control.

Skills

Kit management

Supplier management

Stock accuracy

Project management

Travel readiness

MS Office / Google Suite

Inventory management tools

Interpersonal communication

Tools

MS Office

Inventory software

Job description

Williams F1 Team is seeking a Team Kit Manager to coordinate end-to-end kit procurement, stock management, and distribution for race weekends, testing, and events. You’ll lead a small team, manage suppliers, and ensure on-brand presentation across Grove and London sites.

The role requires travel to races and events, strong organisation, and collaboration with drivers, engineers, and merchandising teams.