At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. Everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. If you want to test your ideas with the world watching, 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 manage a project portfolio of race car parts within in-house work centres under the guidance of a Project Manager.
Principal Accountabilities:
* Detailed planning and task management including loading of production routings and work orders.
* Reconciliation and management of demand in support of race, test and development programmes.
* Capacity planning in support of the make vs buy strategy.
* Involvement in the decision-making process to manufacture in-house or sub-contract to achieve requirement dates in the most risk-managed and cost-effective manner.
* Liaison within the supply chain to support project delivery, including the creation of purchase orders.
* Ownership and management of a project portfolio to ensure all work is on plan and progressing through all operations as required.
* Work with the Quality team to ensure project risks are mitigated ahead of launch and all work is managed within outlined processes.
* Deliver programmes within Key Performance Indicator targets.
* Provide support to other teams as workload dictates.
* Any other tasks as required by the Company.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
* Degree qualified in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
* An understanding of the commercial side of low volume small batch manufacture.
* Experience in a similar position within a high-precision manufacturing environment (ideally metallics and composites).
* Experience of continuous improvement techniques would be a distinct advantage.
Personal Attributes:
* The candidate must be responsible, calm, focused, and motivated, demonstrating a proactive, organized, and flexible approach to changing priorities.
* They should work with high attention to detail.
* Must be professional and capable of communicating at all levels, both internally and externally.
* Ability to independently prioritize a demanding workload and manage stakeholders' expectations effectively.
* Capability to lead and influence within a dynamic organization.
* Able to act under pressure with calmness, clarity of thought, and decisive authority.
* Strong communicator and influencer.
* A flexible and adaptable approach to working practices and associated hours is necessary.
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, actively promoting 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr