Planning and Delivery Lead - SIOP Transformation at Rolls-Royce

Position Summary

Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) is critical to high-performing organisations, enabling a coordinated and streamlined end-to-end (E2E) supply and demand process. SIOP is pivotal in ensuring operational excellence across demand planning, parts production and supply, load balancing, warehouse storage and logistics to support engine build and aftermarket requirements across a complex matrix organisation.

Rolls-Royce is undertaking a multi-year transformation program to revolutionize its SIOP process, enhancing transparency, agility, and decision-making. The transformation aims to deliver connected, live data insights for executive leadership, driving optimized operational and financial outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

We are seeking a dynamic Planning Professional to contribute to this transformation journey within our Procurement team.

Your responsibilities will include:

SIOP Transformation

• Act as the interface between the central Sales and Operations Planning Team and the Procurement teams in driving forwards the SIOP transformation programme. This could involve training, data capture, data clean up, timetable management, process mapping.

SIOP Cycle Execution

• Support the execution of recurring SIOP planning activities, ensuring alignment across the Procurement organisation.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with Central Planning, the value stream teams and across the Procurement organisation

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the SIOP processes and tools.

Analytics

• Analyse and integrate data from multiple sources to provide actionable insights for decision-making in Procurement.

Position requirements

For the Planning and Delivery Lead - S&OP Transformation role, we are looking for someone who has:

• Has a good understanding of a SIOP process, ideally in manufacturing industries.
• Knowledge of planning tools within ERP systems (e.g., MRP) and potential use of an Advanced Planning System (APS)
• Proficiency in data analysis
• Ability to interpret and generate insights from data systems and sources.
• Robust organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills.

People & Leadership skills: 

• The ability to build relationships and influence others
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to support their peers through the SIOP process