Supply Chain Planner

Rolls-Royce; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Supply Chain Planner in Derby, where you will ensure on-time delivery through effective planning. This role involves managing supply chain activities, optimizing inventory, and collaborating with various functions to support business priorities. Enjoy a competitive salary, excellent development opportunities, and a hybrid working model that balances office and remote work.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Support assistance

Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain planning and control.
• Understanding load and capacity management.

Responsibilities

• Produce credible plans to meet customer demands.
• Manage supply chain order books and project plans.
• Optimize inventory while minimizing delivery risks.

Skills

Planning

Execution

Compliance

Inventory

Operations

Education

Degree or relevant professional qualification

Tools

MRP

ERP

Job description

Job Title: Supply Chain Planner

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Location: Derby

Join our Rolls-Royce team in Derby as a Supply Chain Planner. You will be responsible for delivering your defined portfolio, acting as a single point of contact, and ensuring on-time delivery through effective planning while maintaining ERP and supporting systems. You will identify, prioritize, mitigate, and resolve delivery issues within your team.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is a globally recognized brand known for innovation for over a century. We design, build, and service systems that provide critical power with safety and reliability. We foster an inclusive and innovative culture, offering opportunities for growth and making a difference.

What We Offer

We provide excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and benefits including bonuses, support assistance, and discounts. Our hybrid working model allows flexibility between office and remote work, with an expectation of attendance at the office approximately three days per week for collaboration and specific activities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Produce credible plans to meet customer demands, considering inventory, logistics, and storage.
2. Ensure pre-production activities are completed with accurate data to support supply plans.
3. Manage supply chain order books and project plans, making balanced decisions to support business priorities.
4. Understand load and capacity factors affecting delivery and implement mitigations.
5. Optimize inventory while minimizing delivery risks and costs.
6. Provide robust responses to Sales and Operation Planning queries through Demand Management.
7. Participate in business and operational reviews to assess capability and manage risks.
8. Operate in accordance with policies and procedures, including RRMS.

Candidate Profile

We value safety, integrity, simplicity, and making a difference. The ideal candidate will:

• Hold a degree or relevant professional qualification (e.g., APICS).
• Have experience in supply chain planning and control.
• Understand load and capacity management.
• Be capable of managing deliveries and making balanced decisions under challenging circumstances.
• Understand various functions such as Manufacturing, Purchase, NPI, and Quality.
• Take responsibility for personal development.
• Have working knowledge of MRP and/or ERP systems.
• Possess influencing skills.

Core Skills

• Planning: Understanding forecasting, planning, and work management using tools.
• Execution: Knowledge of roles, responsibilities, and constraints in implementing plans.
• Compliance: Awareness of policies, procedures, and systems to ensure adherence.
• Inventory: Understanding inventory management, implications of excess or insufficient stock, and mitigation strategies.
• Operations: Awareness of operational challenges and interdependencies affecting your role.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. We support security clearance applications for eligible candidates, with certain nationality requirements due to the nature of our work.