Head of Planning - Demand, Aerospace Procurement
Rolls-RoyceJob Description
Head of Planning – Demand, Aerospace Procurement
Full Time
Derby/Bristol/Hybrid working
What you will be doing
As the Head of Planning - Demand, Aerospace Procurement, you will operate across the Aerospace Procurement organisation. You will be the custodian of Demand, be the voice of Procurement to our customers and be able to communicate change within Procurement.
You will lead the SIOP process across Aerospace Procurement, ensuring the critical risks from demand and supply balancing are identified and appropriately mitigated as well as being an instrumental leader in the SIOP transformation.
You will lead a planning and control organisation and to ensure that it facilitates excellence in customer delivery at optimal levels of working capital and functional/operational costs, by assuming and delivering upon some or all the functions key accountabilities which include the design, development, planning, scheduling and governance of all supply and value chains required by the business, and the efficient and effective management of logistics.
Responsibilities
Leading teams of management and staff to maximise performance and ensure compliance to all company and functional policies.
Developing people to ensure that the function always has the highest possible level of professionalism, that the function retains its key staff and that it has a strong succession plan in place.
Defining and implementing agreed functional strategies and plans which drive business improvement and are fully aligned to business and other functional strategies and plans as appropriate.
Defining, implementing and supporting the development of policies, processes, procedures, standards, tools and infrastructure to ensure excellence in functional capability now and in the future.
Providing group and business procedures that are fit for purpose and appropriately deployed and that ensure compliance to all legislative and regulatory requirements.
Measuring process compliance and performance and ensuring gap closure as necessary by the deployment of process improvement initiatives and any appropriate training.
Ensuring the deployment of best practice by establishing, maintaining and engaging in communities of practice for all staff.
Providing and operating shared services where appropriate.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.
Who we’re looking for
Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
Leadership and management of key planning and control disciplines.
Management of significant programmes/projects.
Operational management of engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and/or planning and control.
Leadership and management of people.
Leadership of significant organisation or technical change.
Management of stakeholder (e.g. customer, supplier) interfaces at a senior level.
Operating in a matrix organisation and the management of conflicting priorities.
Leading in challenging environments - including diverse cultures and high pressure or complex situations.
Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy
Grade: Level B
Closing Date: Midnight 6th October
People Leader: Alex Heslop
For further information please contact: Batinder Chana