Specialist Planner

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a Specialist Planner to join their Civil Portfolio Planning and Control team in the East Midlands. The role involves developing and supporting functional processes and tools that enhance the supply chain's efficiency. The successful candidate will have strong planning skills, experience in SAP and MRP, and a passion for continuous improvement. This position offers professional development opportunities aligned with the candidate's experience level.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Planning & Control environment.
• Ideally has Aftermarket Operations or Value Streams knowledge.
• Willingness to drive improvements and deal with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure processes balance cost inventory risk and delivery performance.
• Prepare mandatory and advisory documentation of processes.
• Develop metrics to monitor process performance.
• Develop capability of end users through coaching and training material.
• Lead or participate in integrated teams delivering system capability.

Skills

Excellent communication and people skills

Experience within planning manufacturing or external supply chain

Knowledge of Planning & Control SAP and/or MRP

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Passion for driving and developing functional capability

Job description

Job Description

As a Specialist Planner you will be part of the Civil Portfolio Planning Planning and Control team and have the opportunity to develop into a Subject Matter Expert (SME). The Civil Planning and Control team own rules tools processes and capability across the Civil business.

You will develop deploy and support functional processes tools training and systems that enable the total supply chain to produce credible plans that balance cost and performance providing business support and coaching where necessary and developing communities of practice. You will champion ERP compliance and drive improvement through engagement with our end users on performance measures.

We are constantly looking to improve our tools and you will be part of the part of the team responsible for the further development training and deployment of these. You will interact with key stakeholders across various levels and become a key user for these systems within the business.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure processes balance cost inventory risk and delivery performance by considering their effect on the whole value stream.
• To be equally responsible for the role of both technology and people in the design and definition of systems and processes.
• Prepare both mandatory and advisory documentation of processes and system in standard formats
• Develop and use metrics to monitor process performance identifying potential hazards to the achievement of delivery cost and inventory objectives and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop the capability of end users of the process through coaching and the preparation and delivery of training material.
• Provide the means by which businesses will manage the process compliance of their users. Support business requests for assistance in improving compliance
• Respond to business requests for specialist expertise investigation and problem solving as required.
• Understand the available and emerging capability of deployed systems identifying opportunities to maximise business benefit. Support technical interface with third party systems suppliers.
• Lead or participate in integrated teams delivering new or reconfigured systems capability.
• Where appropriate ensure we have the right level of cross functional engagement

Who we’re looking for

• Excellent communication and people skills
• Experience within planning manufacturing or external supply chain
• Knowledge of Planning & Control SAP and / or MRP.
• Ideally has some Aftermarket Operations or Value Streams knowledge or experience
• Has consistently delivered results within a Planning & Control environment.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for driving and developing functional capability
• A willingness to get involved drive improvements and deal with ambiguity

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Staff Grade 7-10.

This job is advertised at the grades shown and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

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 well be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

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