Planning & Production Control Manager

BAE Systems.; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Portsmouth is seeking a Planning & Production Control Manager. You will manage a team, ensure data cleanliness for customer demand, and create Master Production Plans. Ideal candidates should have extensive planning knowledge in MRP or ERP, preferably SAP, and leadership experience across multiple sites. This role includes various financial and flexible benefits and is crucial for supporting business growth.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Eligible for annual incentive

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team across multiple sites.
• Extensive knowledge of MRP and ERP systems.
• Desirable Level 5 qualification in supply chain management.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to ensure data cleanliness for customer demand.
• Create Master Production Plans aligned with the Business Master Production Schedule.
• Develop and execute demand plans for Maritime and Land products.

Skills

Management experience

Planning knowledge

MRP and ERP experience

SAP knowledge

Education

Level 5 qualification (e.g. CILT)

Job description

Job Title

Planning & Production Control Manager

Location

Broad Oak

Salary

Up to £55,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing

• Work closely with the Master Schedule Planning Managers and other internal stakeholders, to ensure data cleanliness for customer demand
• Responsible for creating Master Production Plans (MPPs) that are aligned to the business Master Production Schedule (MPS)
• Responsible for the creation and the presentation of capacity plans and suggestions to maximise internal capacity with external demand
• Undertake the development and execution of the demand plan for Products – Maritime and Land. This includes but is not limited to liaising with each Project/Production Manager and other internal stakeholders within the business
• Utilise SAP Long Term Business Planning tools to deliver scenarios to support business growth
• Attend internal stakeholder and customer reviews (e.g. Bid Reviews, RBAs)

Your skills and experiences

• Experience of managing people; you will manage a team of Planning & Production Control staff across multiple sites
• Extensive planning knowledge and experience in MRP and ERP, preferred SAP
• Level 5 qualification (e.g. CILT) would be highly desirable

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Planning & Production Control team

As a Planning & Production Control Manager you will be responsible for leading a team across two products sites – Broad Oak and Hillend. You will be responsible for the demand planning activity and long term business planning which will include involvement in all phases of the lifecycle, ensuring external supply requirements are understood and considered as well as collating and analysing demand planning inputs from various project teams applicable to material manufacture and procurement.

Why BAE Systems

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

30th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.