Material and Inventory Planner

weServed; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Job summary

We’re Babcock, seeking a Material and Inventory Planner to ensure the right materials are available at the right time, supporting critical operations at our Devonport site in Plymouth.

You’ll work at the heart of production, supply chain and project delivery, influencing performance and driving continuous improvement across planning activities, with a focus on risk mitigation and efficient material flow.

Qualifications

• Experience of inventory planning and inventory control techniques.
• Strong analytical thinking, planning and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach with the ability to take ownership of issues through to resolution.
• Understanding of continuous improvement principles and practices.
• Experience or knowledge of SAP systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Planning and managing material requirements and planned orders through SAP and other business systems.
• Monitoring inventory levels and ensuring material availability supports operational and production demands.
• Collaborating with project, production, supply chain and inventory teams to enable effective short, medium and long-term planning.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating supply risks while optimising inventory performance and value.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance processes, data quality and overall supply planning performance.

Skills

Inventory planning

Inventory control

Analytical thinking

Continuous improvement

SAP knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 2

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Material and Inventory Planner

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £28,300 - £35,400 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75239

Keep critical programmes moving through smart planning and supply chain excellence

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Material and Inventory Planner at our Devonport site.

The role

As a Material and Inventory Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll help ensure the right materials are available at the right time to keep critical operations running efficiently. Working at the heart of production, supply chain and project delivery, you'll have the opportunity to influence performance, drive continuous improvement and contribute to work that supports national security and essential infrastructure

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Planning and managing material requirements and planned orders through SAP and other business systems.
• Monitoring inventory levels and ensuring material availability supports operational and production demands.
• Collaborating with project, production, supply chain and inventory teams to enable effective short, medium and long-term planning.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating supply risks while optimising inventory performance and value.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance processes, data quality and overall supply planning performance.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport.

Essential experience of the Material and Inventory Planner

• Experience of inventory planning and inventory control techniques.
• Strong analytical thinking, planning and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach with the ability to take ownership of issues through to resolution.
• Understanding of continuous improvement principles and practices.
• Experience or knowledge of SAP systems would be advantageous.

Qualifications for the Material and Inventory Planner

• Minimum Level 2 NVQ educational standard.
• Experience in the use of Master Production Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning systems

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 26/08/2026

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