Job Description Planning & Delivery Leader Full Time, Fixed Term Secondment for 12 months Derby, Hybrid (3 days per week onsite) What you will be doing We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Planning & Delivery Leader within our Raw Materials category of the Aerospace Procurement organisation. We are recruiting this role to strengthen our team and drive improved performance across our external supply chain. Our Supplier Management team works closely with our external supply chain partners to make sure that we are delivering on our customer commitments, and this opportunity will play a critical role in ensuring that this is done in a sustainable way. As a Planning & Delivery Leader you’ll be responsible for ensuring the planning and on time delivery of a defined portfolio of components across the full product lifecycle. This will include, Being the first point of contact with regards to delivery for the external supply chain and internal stakeholders. Regular and accurate management of the demand schedule to ensure correct flow down to suppliers and delivery commitments/forecasts to Rolls-Royce. Identify and mitigate risks associated with supplier delivery. Leading Delivery Reviews and Order Book Reviews, confirming that suppliers have the required capacity, material, and production schedule to support customer requirements. Regularly visit suppliers to understand current status to agreed plans and identify where risks could occur. Work with other functions to ensure items which could impact on a supplier’s ability to deliver are resolved, including but not limited to invoice clearance, commercial disputes, technical/quality queries, or insufficient purchase order coverage. Create and execute (forecast) arrears recovery plans for parts/suppliers who are behind plan, utilising an appropriate suite of planning and control tools. 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’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. Educated to degree level in a numerate or business discipline or will have equivalent business experience within planning, manufacturing, or supply chain. Membership of a relevant professional body or institute would be desirable e.g., APICS CPIM. You will be a proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (Excel is essential) with working knowledge of an ERP system, preferably SAP MRP, Production Planning & Material Management. An understanding of load and capacity planning. Data analysis and decision-making skills, comfortable dealing with ambiguity. The ability to communicate with all parts of the business including internal and external stakeholders. 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 Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy Grade: SNBG 7-10 Closing Date: 26/03/2025 People Leader: Vicki Janes For further information please contact: Batinder Chana Job Category Supply Chain Planning & Control Posting Date 18 Mar 2025; 00:03 Posting End Date 25 Mar 2025