Vice President Planning & Control

Job Description

Vice President – Planning & Control

Level B | Full Time
Derby / Hybrid (3–4 days per week in 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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Vice President of Planning & Control to join our Aftermarket Operations team in Derby.

With an expanding global Overhaul Base network and increasing customer demand, Planning & Control plays a critical role in ensuring our engines are delivered safely, efficiently and on time. This is a pivotal leadership role at the heart of our operation, enabling end-to-end integration of demand, supply and delivery across our global MRO network.

Position Summary

Reporting to the SVP Off Wing Operations, you will lead a high-performing organisation responsible for translating demand into executable plans and ensuring world-class delivery performance.

You will be accountable for integrating planning and execution across the value chain, driving operational excellence, and delivering against our ambitious performance and growth objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) across Aftermarket Operations

• Integrate demand, capacity and supply planning across internal teams and external partners

• Ensure optimised engine induction planning aligned to customer and business priorities

• Drive execution of supply plans across Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering and partners

• Ensure clear visibility of performance against plan, with robust governance and escalation

• Identify and mitigate demand and capacity risks through effective planning

• Lead resolution of operational issues impacting delivery to customers

• Drive end-to-end supply chain performance, including planning, scheduling and logistics

• Collaborate across the Overhaul Base network to close performance gaps and improve outcomes

• Provide clear, data-driven insights to senior stakeholders

• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing team

• Drive continuous improvement and transformation across Planning & Control

What We’re Looking For

• Proven senior leadership experience in Planning & Control, supply chain or operations

• Strong track record of delivering performance in complex, operational environments

• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence at executive level

• Strong analytical capability with a data-driven approach to decision making

• Experience in SIOP, demand planning, supply planning or value chain management

• Ability to diagnose issues quickly and drive effective recovery actions

• Track record of leading transformation and continuous improvement

• Strong communication skills with the ability to distil complex information clearly

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 at Level B.

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.   

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