VP - Planning & Control

Job Description VP Planning & Control Full time – Hybrid Derby Purpose We have an exciting opportunity for a VP - Planning & Control to join the Portfolio Planning team. Investing in our people and our functional competency is critical to our future success in Planning & Control (P&C). P&C is responsible for managing the end to end (E2E) supply and demand processes, from Sales & Operational Planning, through demand planning, parts production and supply, warehouse storage and logistics, supply into engine build and onward transportation and delivery of engines to our end customers. As our customer demand continues to increase, we need to ensure that the team is ‘match-fit’, to enable Civil Aerospace to deliver. The key challenges to be met in the role would be to ensure full engagement of our people across grades, roles, business units’ teams and key stakeholders; create an excitement in our P&C development opportunities and ensure that our people trust us to enable their continued growth. What you will be doing: As the VP - Planning & Control reporting to the Director, Portfolio Planning, you will provide functional leadership to the Planning and Control Community, as well as: Collaborate across the Group P&C Leadership team enabling a RR One Team approach to our Group P&C Transformation Lead the Planning & Control Central Function, defining and maintaining standard processes, policies, and operating rules for planning and controls, in addition to supporting future people, process, and systems improvements challenges! Creating the Future vision of the P&C function, through developing our strategic roadmap including industry standard benchmarks, and driving performance standards to consistency and world-class capability In collaboration with our HR Team, support our people development competency and capability, to support our future needs, in addition to developing and delivering training and development programmes to uplift planning capability across the organisation Collaborate closely with the SIOP team on the transformation roadmap including operating rules, APS and Data and MVPs Act as a process owner for planning and control modules within our RRMS system (C5) and ERP systems, driving system enhancements, simplification, standardization and data integrity Own planning KPIs and performance metrics across the business, producing consolidated reports, insights, and recommendations for senior leadership to enable the BUs to enact improvements to improve their performance Build and maintain strong relationships with our Group and Civil Planning and Control Leadership. Actively lead key transformation programs that enable higher performance – including process and system improvements Who we’re looking for: At Rolls-Royce 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. A passion for people development Transformation leadership experience Leadership credibility to influence at a senior level. You have worked under significant operational pressure and delivered significant performance improvements. Experience of delivering performance through your direct team Strong change management background Experience in a Planning & Control management role Experience of People development practises outside of Civil Aerospace or across industries Experience of Planning & Control activities outside of Civil Aerospace or across industries      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 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. 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: B For further information please contact: Alison Connaughton [email protected] Job Category Supply Chain Planning & Control Posting Date 07 Aug 2025; 00:08 Posting End Date 13 Aug 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.