Job Description
Planning & Control Manager – Special Processes
Full Time
Derby/Hybrid working
We have an exciting opportunity to lead Planning & Control (P&C) activities across the product lifecycle for the external supply chain that enable inventory and logistics costs to be optimised for Rolls Royce and to ensure delivery performance expectations are achieved.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
What we offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
What you will be doing
You will lead the deployment and development of planning and control capability within their team.
Responsibilities:
With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:
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Deliver Performance - Utilising the R-R Production System lead the P&C team to ensure that they understand and are driving performance improvement
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Anticipate & resolve mid-term delivery risks & issues - Enable the P&C team to lead Supplier Performance Reviews
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Manage Planning & Control related change for the commodities/ supply chain value stream - Provide input into the sourcing strategy and sourcing decisions, helping shape the 'blueprint' for the supply chain
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Coordinate the Sales and Operations planning process for the commodities/ supply chain value stream - Manage the supply chain responses to support business impact evaluation (Risk, Inventory, Capacity and Financial)
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Develop, coach and lead the P&C team members ensuring their responsibilities are delivered professionally
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Ensure teams manage inter-relationships and communications within the Procurement Organisation, Manufacturing Operations, Engine Value Streams, Services Operations and Customers
Who we’re looking for
Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
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Leadership and management of key planning and control disciplines.
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Integration of planning and control, engineering, manufacturing and/ or purchasing to achieve on time delivery.
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Leadership and management of people.
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Management of stakeholders (e.g. customers, suppliers) interfaces at a senior level.
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Operating in a matrix organisation and the management of conflicting priorities.
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Leading in challenging environments - including diverse cultures and high pressure or complex situations.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
Closing Date: 14/09/2025
Job Category
Supply Chain Planning & Control
