Job Description Data Lead – Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning Manager Flexible working patterns considered Derby / Hybrid 3 days on-site What you will be doing: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and data focused leader to join the Digital & IT Team as a Data Lead. This position, reporting to the VP Data Science & Self-Serve, will act as the Data Workstream lead for the multiyear, business critical Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) Transformation Programme. The Program is priority for both Civil and the wider Group, delivering a £500m benefit to Civil across the 5-year plan. The availability and quality of the data that supports the SIOP process, is fundamental to the success of the programme. This new role therefore presents a fantastic opportunity to make big impact by shaping and delivering the Data Strategy and Capabilities required for success. We are open to discussing flexibility based on geographical location and explore what’s possible for the role. Responsibilities: Working closely with our Rolls-Royce process and data owners, Rolls-Royce Digital & IT Team, Rolls-Royce SIOP Transformation Programme team and 3rd Party consultancy partners, the Data Lead role will be responsible for. Managing data analysts supporting SAP, MFA, SPM, other RR systems to ensure the required data availability and quality. Understanding and documenting current state data structure and availability. Managing / delivering of data cleansing, accuracy, and extraction. Supporting data validation. Supporting data transformation, quality measurement and validation. Defining and implementing standard approaches and tooling for data management. Defining the data structure in target state tools, inc. data definitions and storage. Designing the future state data structure to meet business requirements. Managing the processes to access and update Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) / Analytics related data sets. Understanding data integration requirements and supporting design of the required technical integrations Designing and supporting conceptual/logical/physical data models for data backbone integration Ensuring architecture principles, standards, guidelines, and concepts are in place and adhered to when connecting to the data backbone. Identifying and defining reusable integration and data solutions Why Rolls-Royce? Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. 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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Who we are 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. For the Data Lead role, we are looking for some who has. The ability to deal with ambiguity, applying logical and strategic thinking to create recommendation to achieve business goals. The ability to communicate succinctly, and influence stakeholders at all levels. A delivery focus and track record of delivering business outcomes at pace. Experience of data strategy, data management and data integration (ideally relating to the Sales, Inventory and Operational Planning domain) Strong data manipulation & analysis skills. Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy Grade: Management Level C People Leader: Duncan Thomas Recruiter: Batinder Chana Posting End Date: 25th April 2025 Job Category Digital Posting Date 15 Apr 2025; 00:04 Posting End Date 25 Apr 2025