Planning & Delivery Leader - Solihull

Job Description

Planning & Delivery Leader - Solihull

Full Time

Solihull/Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)

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 are seeking an experienced Planning & Control professional to manage supplier delivery and material availability within Controls Systems. The role will focus on identifying and managing shortages, securing reliable supplier commitments and driving arrears recovery to support operational and customer requirements.

Working closely with suppliers, Procurement and internal stakeholders, you will translate demand into clear delivery priorities, monitor progress against agreed plans and coordinate action to resolve supply constraints. You will maintain visibility of delivery risks, escalate issues promptly and communicate recovery plans through to resolution.

Strong working knowledge of SAP is required, alongside analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills. You will need to interpret planning data, challenge delivery commitments constructively and maintain clear priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

What you will be doing:

Supplier Delivery and Arrears Recovery

• Manage delivery performance across an assigned supplier portfolio, aligning supplier commitments with business requirements.
• Agree and track credible delivery schedules, confirming quantities, delivery dates and progress against commitments.
• Work with suppliers to develop and execute arrears recovery plans, with clear milestones, actions and completion dates.
• Identify supply and capacity constraints that could affect delivery, and coordinate mitigation with suppliers and relevant internal functions.
• Monitor compliance with agreed buffer-stock requirements and address gaps that put material availability at risk.

Shortage Management and Prioritisation

• Identify current and emerging material shortages by reviewing demand, supply, inventory and part-level delivery schedules.
• Assess the impact of shortages on operational and customer commitments and establish clear priorities for recovery.
• Coordinate expediting, stock transfers and shipment activity to support the timely availability of critical parts.
• Track shortages through to resolution, escalating missed commitments or unresolved constraints with a clear statement of impact and required action.

SAP Planning and Data Accuracy

• Maintain accurate planning information in SAP, ensuring delivery dates and supply information reflect current supplier commitments.
• Review and action relevant MRP exception messages, investigating gaps between demand, supply and delivery plans.
• Identify insufficient purchase order coverage and coordinate corrective action with Procurement.
• Support timely demand flow-down and requisition management for unsourced parts, highlighting risks to material availability.

Cross-Functional Resolution and Communication

• Work with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics and relevant service providers to remove delivery blockers.
• Coordinate resolution of technical and quality queries, invoice issues and commercial disputes through the responsible functions.
• Provide clear updates on shortages, supplier commitments and recovery progress, including the business impact, action owner and next milestone.
• Escalate issues promptly when recovery plans are not sufficient to protect business requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Work in line with the Procurement Production System and applicable planning and control processes.
• Identify recurring causes of shortages, delivery failures and planning inaccuracies, and support corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Improve delivery tracking, recovery reporting and action management to strengthen visibility and control.

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 a degree level in a numerate or business discipline, or will have 3+ years equivalent business experience within purchasing, planning, manufacturing or supply chain 

• Membership of a relevant professional body or institute would be desirable e.g., APICS CPIM. 

• Experience in supply chain planning, production planning, supplier management, or delivery management within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong knowledge of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), demand planning, forecasting, and inventory management, continuous improvement tools and purchasing processes.

• You will be a proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (Excel is essential) with working knowledge of an ERP system, preferably SAP MRP, Production Planning & Material Management 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and 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
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!

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 CDS 7-10.

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: CDS 7-10

Closing Date: 13th November 2026

People Leader: Jonas Navickas

For further information please contact: Batinder Chana

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