Rolls-Royce
Planning and Control Manager

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Planning & Control Manager
Derby/Bristol/Hybrid - (3 days min, on site per week)
Full time
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.
Position Summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Planning & Control Manager within the new Aerospace Procurement organisation. Specifically working in the Portfolio function and is aligned to the Fast Make and Complex Reactivation.
We are recruiting this role so that we can further strengthen our teams and drive improved performance across our external supply chain. Our Supplier Management teams work closely with our external supply chain partners to make sure that we are delivering on our customer commitments, and these new opportunities will play a critical role in ensuring that this is done in a sustainable way.
What you will be doing
As a Planning and Control Manager, you’ll lead our Planning & Control activities across the product lifecycle for our external supply chain. This includes making sure inventory and logistics costs are optimised and that delivery performance expectations are met. You’ll:
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- Lead the team and their performance though understanding their performance data
- Support the team’s management of key delivery metrics
- Coordinate the Sales and Operations planning process for the commodities/ supply chain value stream
- Anticipate & resolve mid-term delivery risks & issues
- Develop and coach team members in professional growth and great customer experience
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.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Robust knowledge of Planning & Control, SAP and/or MRP
- Relevant experience within planning, manufacturing or supply chain
- The ability to communicate with all parts of the business including internal and external stakeholders
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: 25th August 2026
People Leader: Charles Ryle
For further information please contact: Batinder Chana
Job Category
Supply Chain Planning & Control
Posting Date
11 Aug 2026; 00:08
Posting End Date
25 Aug 2026
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