VP Supply Control

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a VP Supply Control to oversee Aftermarket Operations in Derby. In this pivotal role, you will lead cross-functional teams, ensuring effective supply chain management and operational excellence. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills, experience in Planning & Control, and a collaborative spirit. The position supports hybrid working arrangements and offers competitive salary and benefits including bonuses and employee discounts. Join us to make an impactful contribution towards a sustainable future.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Employee discounts

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in leading multi-functional teams.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and recovery action skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with Manufacturing, Procurement, and Engineering.
• Ensure performance status against plans is transparent.
• Engage teams to deliver high-class results.

Skills

Leadership credibility

Collaborative approach

Analytical skills

Operational excellence

Data distillation

Team performance delivery

Transformation leadership

Planning & Control experience

Job description

Job Description

VP Supply Control

Level B

Full Time

Derby / Hybrid (3-4 days a week in the office)

Why Rolls-Royce

We have an exciting opportunity for a VP Supply Control to join our Aftermarket Operations team in Derby.

With an expanding Overhaul Base Network and a flying fleet that requires our continued support we are growing our Planning & Control (P&C) team in Aftermarket Operations within Civil Aerospace.

Investing in our people is critical to our future success in Aftermarket P&C. We are responsible for managing the end to end supply and demand processes across our global Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Network and ensuring that our Engines return back to our customers as efficiently as possible. As our customer demand continues to increase, it is an exciting time to join a growing high-performing team to enable Civil Aerospace Aftermarket Operations to deliver.

As the VP Supply Control reporting to the SVP Planning & Control you will be responsible for enabling the execution of our ambitious delivery plans.

Through your team you will:

• Lead the way of working with our colleagues in Manufacturing Operations Procurement and Engineering to ensure that we have the enablers in place or rapid resolution when challenges arise.
• Collaborate closely with our supply partners internally and within our external OHB network to ensure performance gaps are closed.
• Ensure that performance status against plan is transparent and ensure that key stakeholders remain informed of our progress against our ambitious supply plans.
• Sustain an environment to successfully engage our teams and deliver world class results.
• Be a key part of our planning and control organisation that facilitates excellence in customer delivery at optimal levels of working capital and functional / operational costs.
• Deliver on key functional accountabilities which include the design development planning scheduling and governance of all supply and value chains required by the business and the efficient and effective management of logistics.

We pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean safe and competitive solutions to meet our planets vital power needs. We’re ready for our future. We’re proud to be part of the pathway to net zero as we power society for generations to come.

Work with us and welcome you into an inclusive culture that invests in your continuous learning and development and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible so you can always be at your best – wherever and whenever you work.

Who we are looking for

• Leadership credibility to influence at a senior level
• A collaborative approach that can successfully pull together multi-functional teams across a large organisation and deliver results
• An analytical approach that can quickly diagnose issues and propose appropriate recovery actions
• Can work in an operational environment and deliver operational excellence
• The ability to distil data to provide concise management information and reporting
• Experience of delivering performance through your direct team
• Transformation leadership experience
• Experience in a Planning & Control management role

Join us & Make an impact

Pioneers of Power

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

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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Closing date: 29th September 2025