Induction Planner – Civil Aftermarket Operations in Derby

Full-Time Derby on site

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Position Summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Off-Wing Global Customer Operations Team, based in Derby. Aftermarket Operations is part of the Civil Aerospace division, providing aftermarket support for our Civil Aerospace customers. Our Off-Wing Operations team is responsible for the execution of aftermarket services and includes accountability for the performance of the external supply chain.

As Induction Planner within Civil Aftermarket Operations, you will play a key role in the overall supplier relationship management, performing vital activities to ensure the business runs smoothly to meet our performance goals. We aspire for our Induction Planners to make a difference in the Customer to Customer (C2C) value stream.

In this role you will indirectly manage high profile external suppliers and Joint Ventures and will directly impact the service levels and profitability of Civil Aerospace through Aftermarket Services. This is a challenging service-focused environment that will give you exposure to issues directly affecting our internal and external suppliers and our relationships with key vendors.

Using standard processes and a production governance system and planning and control best practice, you will be responsible for the supplier relationship, delivery performance, forecasting and planning in the Off-Wing Operations Team. You will drive on time delivery through the application of rigorous planning whilst maintaining executive data and the supporting systems. Working with the customer, supplier, or any internal representatives of them, you will identify, prioritise, mitigate, and resolve delivery issues impacting the induction of Engines through the network. You will support robust load capacity planning within the value stream. You will drive long term improvements in delivery that enhance the competitive performance of Rolls-Royce, its customers, and suppliers.

What you will be doing:

• Lead supplier engagement activities to deliver planned induction readiness and slot fill rate of the 13-week operation induction plan across our global network.
• Own Induction Readiness across the team to deliver a minimum 2-weeks induction readiness, increasing to 4-weeks readiness queue for each Overhaul base to ensure induction plan is achieved both volumetrically and mix aligned (HSV, CR, 1RF etc).
• Ensure the priorities of engine inductions are agreed, set and cascaded through Induction Planning team.
• Lead daily operational governance and co-ordination of all required pre-induction activity including action close out.
• Removal to Induction (R2I) process ownership.
• Own stakeholder relationship management within the Overhaul Network Bases, supporting appropriate level governance to ensure delivery performance to the base.
• Act as first point of escalation for team and/or Overhaul Base escalations within your value stream.
• Attend daily progress and reporting reviews with VP's of MRO providing status updates against: induction Plan V's actual inductions achieved V's Baseline induction plan and action status and escalation.
• Identification and capture of systemic issues due to missed slots, driving and leading issue resolution and improvement plans within Induction Readiness Team to mitigate impact and ensure recovery for performance gaps.
• Integrated stakeholder management with wider workscoping teams and supporting functions.
• Ensure MfA compliance for value stream and team.

Who we're looking for:

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.

• Proven indirect leadership skills with ability to manage across multiple direct and indirect cross-functional teams, dealing with an external supply chain or customers and delivering under challenging circumstances.
• Proven communicator with an ability to adapt to working with multiple different cultures daily.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence other managers and higher-level leaders in a complex matrixed organisation.
• Ability to manage, develop and problem solve a complex process that spans organisational boundaries.
• Proven ability to implement improvement activity and manage change.
• Able to deal with high level of ambiguity and act with agility in an operational environment.
• Experience of Planning and Control processes including recovery planning and delivery execution.

Regional Benefits:

• Work in a safety-first environment where doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
• Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
• Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
• Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
• Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
• Take initiative, lead, and make smart decisions with confidence and support.
• Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.

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.