Planning & Control Manager – Aerospace Procurement
Full Time
Solihull/Hybrid working
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
We have an exciting opportunity to lead Planning & Control (P&C) activities across the product lifecycle for the external supply chain that enable inventory and logistics costs to be optimised for Rolls Royce and to ensure delivery performance expectations are achieved.
You will lead the deployment and development of planning and control capability within a Supplier Management Team ensuring on time delivery of product to customer demand.
What you will be doing
As a Planning and Control Manager, you will get a chance to:
Utilising the R-R Production System lead the P&C team to ensure that they understood their performance. Process-Confirm the team are managing key leading metrics and ensuring that the team closes performance gaps.
Develop, coach and lead the Planning & Control team members ensuring their responsibilities are delivered professionally
Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality managers within Supplier Management team & with relevant OBU interfaces to ensure performance enablers are understood, prioritised and supported
Enable the P&C team to lead Supplier Performance Reviews
Work with ME, Quality & PM/PI managers to ensure mid-term delivery risks are understood, prioritised and supported
Enable the P&C team to lead successful Order Book Reviews
Manage Planning & Control related change for the commodities / supply chain value stream - Provide input into the sourcing strategy and sourcing decisions, helping shape the 'blueprint' for the supply chain
Coordinate the Sales and Operations planning process for the commodities / supply chain value stream - Manage the supply chain responses to support business impact evaluation (Risk, Inventory, Capacity and Financial)
Ensure teams manage inter-relationships and communications within the Procurement Organisation, and with internal and external stakeholders
Position qualifications
Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
Relevant experience of Supply Chain management gained from working in an Operational environment ideally within Procurement, Manufacturing, Aftermarket or Fleet Planning
Robust knowledge and experience in SAP and MRP.
Ability to lead and manage a team and their performance through understanding and analysing performance data and key delivery metrics
Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships and communicate with all parts of the business including internal and external stakeholders
Excellent problem-solving skills to anticipate and resolve delivery risk and issues, with the ability to influence stakeholders
Experience of leading in challenging environments - including diverse cultures and high pressure or complex situations
Regional Benefits
Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 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 grade Level C.
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.
Grade: Level C
Closing Date: 20th July 2026
People Leader: Thomas Seguela
For further information please contact: Batinder Chana
Supply Chain Planning & Control
08 Jul 2026; 00:07
18 Jul 2026
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