Strategic Planning & Control Manager - Hybrid

rollsroyce; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work pattern (3 office days a w

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis, IN seeks a Senior Planning & Control Manager to lead category Planning & Control, coordinate with SIOP/S&OE, and shape supplier capacity and inventory decisions. The role emphasizes coaching, cross-functional leadership, and the application of advanced planning frameworks across multiple suppliers.

You will oversee rate-readiness, risk visualization, and recovery trade-offs, partnering with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to drive data-driven

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 10+ years of supply chain or operations experience, OR
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of supply chain or operations experience, OR
• Master's degree with 6+ years of supply chain or operations experience, OR
• JD/PhD in with 3+ years of supply chain or operations experience, OR
• 12+ years of supply chain or operations experience in lieu of a degree

Responsibilities

• Leads category Planning & Control - setting functional expectations for dotted-line Planning & Control Managers and assuring the quality and consistency of their work.
• Coaches Planning & Control Managers - developing judgement, capability and consistent application of the Aerospace Procurement planning framework across suppliers and teams.
• Owns category external-supply inputs to Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) aligning priorities, resources and recommendations across multiple suppliers and risks.
• Leads category rate-readiness assessment - integrating supplier capacity, materials, inventory, lead times and recovery into a clear recommendation.
• Creates the category risk, recovery and trade-off view - balancing capacity, inventory, cash, cost and risk and making constraints and recovery confidence visible for timely action or escalation.
• Assures planning insight used in supplier reviews - strengthening decision quality while CD&O retains supplier-execution accountability.
• Integrates cross-functional priorities - connecting Procurement, CD&O, Engineering, Quality and Finance with credible supplier plans.
• Embeds common ways of working - driving consistent processes and reliable data, building the discipline and confidence needed to adopt digital, analytics and artificial intelligence-enabled planning tools, and coaching Planning & Control teams to use them effectively in day-to-day insight, decisions and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Influencing

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

JD/PhD

12+ years experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis, IN seeks a Senior Planning & Control Manager to lead category Planning & Control, coordinate with SIOP/S&OE, and shape supplier capacity and inventory decisions. The role emphasizes coaching, cross-functional leadership, and the application of advanced planning frameworks across multiple suppliers.

You will oversee rate-readiness, risk visualization, and recovery trade-offs, partnering with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to drive data-driven