Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Babcock International; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Specialist to ensure critical materials are available for life-saving helicopters. You will manage inventory, forecast material availability, and coordinate international logistics. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience in supply chain operations are essential. The role is full time at Gloucestershire Airport, offering a generous benefits package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning and inventory management.
• Ability to manage conflicting tasks effectively.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Optimise inventory and manage stock levels.
• Forecast material availability including repair orders.
• Coordinate international movements of components.

Skills

Inventory management

Logistics

Microsoft Excel

Prioritization

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Supply Chain Planning Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will ensure critical materials are available to keep life‑saving helicopters flying and supporting missions that make a real difference to communities. Day‑to‑day, you'll have the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Optimise inventory by managing stock levels, reducing obsolete items, and ensuring safety stock for fast‑moving parts
• Forecast and manage material availability, including repair orders and expediting as needed
• Produce and share reports, coordinating with Engineering and Tool Store to ensure calibrated tooling availability
• Coordinate international movements of components/tools, ensuring compliance with import/export and trade regulations
• Maintain Approved Vendor List (AVL) and supplier documentation in line with UK Civil Aviation Authority requirements

This role is full time, working 37 hours per week, and is based on site at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in planning, scheduling, inventory management, logistics, or supply chain operations
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage multiple, sometimes conflicting tasks effectively
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn, then we would like to hear from you

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

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 Supply Chain Planning Specialist at Gloucestershire Airport.

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 share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑day special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – you can buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from your 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package, including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International – For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.