Job description
At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people, and deliver for our partners. We’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology. We have exciting opportunities for intelligent, highly motivated and proactive individual to join our Indirect Procurement team.
Purpose of the Role
As an Indirect Procurement Specialist, you’ll play a key role in supporting the sourcing of goods and services that enable all cost‑cap excluded functions at McLaren Racing—from Marketing and Commercial to IT, Finance, People Team and Business Performance. The team plays a key role in ensuring strategic procurement decisions align with the new cost cap regulations introduced in Formula 1 in 202, so demonstrating strong initiative, attention to detail and the ability to work proactively under time pressure is key. You’ll support supplier engagement, contract execution and procurement operations that ensure our team has what they need to perform at the highest level.
What You’ll Do
1. Integrate quickly into the team to support daily procurement operations.
2. Take ownership of tasks and projects, working both independently and collaboratively with guidance from senior team members.
3. Support continuous improvement of procurement processes and procedures.
4. Contribute to sourcing activities, supplier communications and data analysis.
5. Assist with documentation and reporting aligned with cost cap compliance.
6. Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
7. Ensure procurement activity supports the operational performance and strategic needs of McLaren Racing.
Job requirements
What You’ll Bring
8. A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
9. Strong understanding of procurement, commercial and contractual fundamentals, including NDAs, terms & conditions and supplier agreements.
10. A proactive mindset and a genuine interest in high‑performance environments.
11. Previous indirect procurement experience is advantageous.
12. Skills in strategic sourcing, contract management and supplier relationship management.
13. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication capabilities, able to partner effectively across diverse business functions.
Personal Attributes
14. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
15. A collaborative working style with clear, confident communication.
16. Comfort operating in a high‑paced, constantly evolving environment.
17. Curiosity, eagerness to learn and a drive to contribute to team goals.
What can McLaren 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. We will actively promote 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.