Purchasing Coordinator

Purchasing Coordinator

Brackley, UK

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.

Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.

Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Coordinator to join the Purchasing department and participate in high value purchasing activities in line with company policy including:

  • Expediting outstanding purchase orders to ensure delivery requirements are met.

  • Ensuring an accurate delivery status for Purchase orders is maintained within our ERP system.

  • Monitoring and developing suppliers’ performance. 

  • Developing positive stakeholder relationships across the business.  

  • Proactively liaising between suppliers and stakeholders to resolve purchasing supply issues, ensuring an accurate and timely provision of information and supply. 

  • Assisting in resolving Accounts Payable invoice discrepancies and variances. 

  • Accurately maintaining the purchasing databases to a high standard. 

  • Performing other related duties such as special assignments and annual major objectives as required. 

  • Liaising with respective operational departments to expedite and progress parts through that require secondary operations.

  • Coordinating free issue material, tooling, and parts to suppliers. 

  • Managing the daily consignment shipments domestic and international via nominated freight forwarders. 

  • Actively participating in process improvement activities through our internal and external logistics channels.

To be successful you will have:

  • Previous purchasing experience with good stakeholder management experience and capability.

  • Experience within a logistics area of an organisation would be advantageous.

  • Previous knowledge of utilising SAP would be an advantage. 

  • Commitment, motivation and self discipline in your work, with a can-do attitude.

  • A desire to work in a fast paced procurement function where no two days are the same.

  • A desire to develop knowledge, skills and understanding whilst contributing to the Team’s Procurement goals.

  • A Team player mentality – stepping in wherever required to help your team mates achieve our company goals.

Benefits:

Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment, employee well-being programme and offer flexible working opportunities.

Why us:

At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the race track. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.

Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.

Your application:

We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please note if you would like to include a cover letter please upload it with your CV as one PDF document.

Organisation: 
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team