Job Description

Fleet Planning Officer - Trent 1000

Full time

Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to join the Trent 1000 Commercial Aviation Value Stream team as Fleet Planning Officer .

The Trent 1000 powers the Boeing 787. With nearly 400 aircraft in service and over £1bn invested in our Trent durability programmes, we have a clearly defined product roadmap to drive a step change in Trent 1000 Time-On-Wing supported by major investment and growth in Trent 1000 MRO capacity to meet our fleet needs.

The Fleet Planning Officer is responsible for the end-to-end management, planning, and optimisation of the engine fleet to ensure operational reliability, cost efficiency, and alignment with business goals. This role has a specific focus on digital transformation of planning tools, process automation, and requirements capturing to enhance data-driven decision-making across the fleet management lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills, systems-oriented mindset and engine technical knowledge with the ability to translate operational requirements into digital solutions.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing:

In this role you will o wn, help integrate SIOP demand planning for Trent 1000 task force across Fleet Planning, Parts Planning and Capacity Planning, as well as:

Support the Trent 1000 team to ensure the SIOP process is completed on time and to quality.
Evaluate and enhance existing planning tools and workflows to improve data quality, efficiency, and user experience.
Translate operational needs into clear functional specifications for digital tool development or process changes.
Conduct gap analyses between current and desired states; recommend process and tool improvements.
Facilitate cross-functional workshops to align on digitalisation priorities and deliverables.
Support data validation, cleansing, and standardization activities to ensure integrity across systems.
Provide insights and recommendations based on data trends to support strategic decisions.
Deliver rapid scenario planning to assess opportunities and risks in the plan to support executive reviews.
Work with PSM team to align and integrate the fleet management policy with the fleet planning activities.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. For this role you will need to demonstrate understanding of the appliable health and safety.

To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

Desire to make a difference in a challenging operational environment through excellent collaboration, teamwork and innovative problem-solving skills.
Relevant experience in engine fleet planning, maintenance planning, or asset management.
Understanding of Product Time on wing drivers and fleet health.
Proven experience in digital transformation or tool development projects.
Understanding of SIOP (SORB) process.
Proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) and planning systems (e.g., MAXIMO, SAP).

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Control