Rolls-Royce SMR
Planning & Control Manager
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Planning & Control Manager
Location: Flexible (Warrington, Derby or Manchester with hybrid working)
Salary: £71,000 – £93,187 + £5,000 allowance + 17% bonus
Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Rolls-Royce SMR provides a British solution to a global energy challenge, leading the way in Small Modular Reactor technology and shaping the UK’s premier green export opportunity. Our Operations & Supply Chain function plays a key role in enabling programme delivery through robust, integrated planning. The Planning capability ensures alignment between demand, supply, inventory and financial performance across the business.
In this context, we’re looking for a Planning & Control Manager to lead the development and execution of our integrated SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process. You’ll work closely with Programme, Supply Chain, Finance and Delivery teams to ensure effective planning and decision-making across medium and long-term horizons.
Reporting into the Head of Planning, you’ll play a key role in establishing a best-in-class planning function that supports strategic growth and delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and deployment of the SIOP process across the organisation.
- Integrate demand, supply, inventory and financial planning into a single, aligned framework.
- Drive cross-functional planning processes to ensure alignment across the business.
- Develop forecasts, demand plans and scenario modelling to support decision-making.
- Assess supply chain capacity and constraints against programme requirements.
- Provide insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders to support strategic decisions.
- Ensure governance, processes and systems for planning are defined and maintained.
- Coordinate planning cycles and communicate outputs across internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement and best practice within planning and control.
Requirements:
- Strong experience in planning, SIOP or integrated business planning environments.
- Deep understanding of supply chain planning, demand forecasting and inventory management.
- Experience in capacity planning and scenario modelling.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrix organisation.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving decision-making.
- Knowledge of ERP systems and planning tools.
- Experience in manufacturing, infrastructure, energy or complex project environments desirable.
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Location & Ways of Working:
This role can be based from our Derby, Manchester or Warrington offices, with hybrid working and cross-functional collaboration.
What’s In It for You?
- The salary for this role is £75,437 – £93,187, dependent on the skills, experience and value you bring.
- You’ll also receive:
- Bonus: Up to 17% (performance related)
- Personal Benefits Allowance: £5,000
- Pension: 12% employer / 6% employee
- Holidays: 28 days + public holidays (option to buy/sell up to 4 days)
- Private Medical Insurance: BUPA
- Life Assurance: 6× pensionable pay
- Home Office Support: £250 one off payment for new starters
Why Join Us?
- You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation.
- We offer:
- A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
- Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
- A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone can thrive.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
- Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
- Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
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We are Rolls-Royce SMR
A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future.
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We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.
Our Culture
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.
Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.
What We Offer
At Rolls-Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands.
Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.
Your Career Journey
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we don’t just want you to contribute, we want you to grow. We have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls-Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.
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