Planning & Control Manager - Solihull

Rolls-Royce; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace firm is seeking a Planning & Control Manager to join their team in Solihull. This full-time role involves leading planning activities to optimize inventory and logistics costs. Responsibilities include enhancing supply chain performance, anticipating delivery risks, and managing supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have experience in supply chain management, robust SAP knowledge, and the ability to lead teams effectively. This role supports a hybrid working environment and emphasizes an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Supply Chain management from an Operational environment.
• Robust knowledge and experience in SAP and MRP.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate with stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to handle delivery risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment and development of planning capability within a Supplier Management Team.
• Ensure timely delivery of products to meet customer demand.
• Utilize R-R Production System to drive performance improvement.
• Coordinate Sales and Operations planning process for commodities.

Skills

Supply Chain management

SAP

MRP

Performance data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Job Description

Planning & Control Manager – Aerospace Procurement

Full Time

Solihull/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 a Supplier Management Team ensuring on time delivery of product to customer demand.

Responsibilities

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Deliver Performance – Utilising the R-R Production System lead the Planning & Control team to ensure that they understand and are driving performance improvement

• Anticipate & resolve delivery risks & issues – Enable the Planning & Control team to lead Supplier Performance Reviews

• 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

• 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)

• Develop, coach and lead the Planning & Control team members ensuring their responsibilities are delivered professionally

• Ensure teams manage inter-relationships and communications within the Procurement Organisation, and with internal and external stakeholders

Who we’re looking for

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role we are looking for someone with:

• Relevant experience of Supply Chain management gained from working in an Operational environment ideally within Procurement, Manufacturing, Aftermarket or Fleet Planning

• Robust knowledge and experience in SAP and MRP.

• Ability to lead and manage a team and their performance through understanding and analysing performance data and key delivery metrics

• Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships and communicate with all parts of the business including internal and external stakeholders

• Excellent problem-solving skills to anticipate and resolve delivery risk and issues, with the ability to influence stakeholders

• Experience of leading in challenging environments – including diverse cultures and high pressure or complex situations

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

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: 9th January 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.