Senior Planning & Control Manager - RM&SP

Rolls-Royce • Indianapolis, IN

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Planning & Control Manager works within P&SC Planning & Control and applies the Aerospace Procurement planning framework at category level, integrating planning across multiple suppliers, commodities, constraints and risks. The role creates a forward-looking view of supplier capacity, material availability, inventory, delivery performance and recovery, and provides the category external-supply position to the integrated process led by the Head of Planning. It provides dotted-line functional leadership, assurance, coaching and development for Planning & Control Managers. The role balances category-level capacity, inventory, recovery and financial trade-offs, and owns planning quality, routines and insight for the category. Contract Delivery & Operations (CD&O) and its Supplier Management Teams retain accountability for supplier execution and delivery outcomes.

The position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a hybrid working pattern requiring three office days per week. Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.

Requirements

• Associate degree with at least 10 years of supply chain or operations experience; or bachelor's degree with at least 8 years; or master's degree with at least 6 years; or JD/PhD with at least 3 years; or at least 12 years of supply chain or operations experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.

Nice To Haves

• Significant external-supply Planning & Control, procurement or supply-chain operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning; Sales and Operations Execution; capacity planning; inventory; Material Requirements Planning; Enterprise Resource Planning; and supplier recovery.
• Experience leading in a matrix organisation and improving planning quality and performance across complex supplier and category environments.
• Strong analytical, communication and influencing skills, with sound commercial and operational judgement.

Responsibilities

• Lead category Planning & Control by setting functional expectations for dotted-line Planning & Control Managers and assuring the quality and consistency of their work.
• Coach Planning & Control Managers, developing judgement, capability and consistent application of the Aerospace Procurement planning framework across suppliers and teams.
• Own category external-supply inputs to Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), aligning priorities, resources and recommendations across multiple suppliers and risks.
• Lead category rate-readiness assessments by integrating supplier capacity, materials, inventory, lead times and recovery into clear recommendations.
• Create the category risk, recovery and trade-off view, balancing capacity, inventory, cash, cost and risk, and making constraints and recovery confidence visible for timely action or escalation.
• Assure planning insight used in supplier reviews, strengthening decision quality while CD&O retains supplier-execution accountability.
• Integrate cross-functional priorities by connecting Procurement, CD&O, Engineering, Quality and Finance with credible supplier plans.
• Embed common ways of working by driving consistent processes and reliable data, building readiness to adopt digital, analytics and AI-enabled planning tools, and coaching Planning & Control teams to use them effectively in day-to-day insight, decisions and performance.

Benefits

• Base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for eligible employees.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account options.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off and certain paid holidays.
• Paid parental and family care leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Long-term incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree