Vehicle Configuration Specialist

Vehicle Configuration Specialist (Automotive)

Location: Surrey (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Contract: 6 months

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Rate: £250 per day

We're recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a automotive manufacturer based in Surrey.

We're looking for a Vehicle Configuration Specialist to support the production of bespoke, high-performance vehicles, ensuring vehicle specifications, parts information and manufacturing data are accurately maintained across engineering and production systems.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in automotive configuration, Bill of Materials (BoM) management, SAP or manufacturing data coordination to work within a specialist automotive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, update and maintain vehicle configuration and parts data within SAP.
• Support Bill of Materials (BoM) management, ensuring accurate part numbers, specifications, and product information.
• Coordinate bespoke vehicle specifications and component requirements.
• Review engineering drawings, technical documentation, and parts information to ensure data accuracy.
• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Logistics teams to resolve configuration and parts-related queries.
• Support engineering changes and ensure relevant manufacturing data is updated accurately.
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies that could impact vehicle production.

Experience Required

• Experience using SAP within an automotive, engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of Bills of Materials (BoMs), parts data or vehicle configuration.
• Experience in manufacturing data management, materials coordination, engineering administration or a similar role.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with technical data.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work across multiple departments.
• Experience within automotive manufacturing would be advantageous, although candidates from other manufacturing environments will also be considered.