Job Description

VP Demand Planning

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid (3-4 days a week in the office)

Why Rolls-Royce?

We have an exciting opportunity for a VP Demand Planning to join our Aftermarket Operations team in Derby.

With an expanding Overhaul Base Network and a flying fleet that requires our continued support, we are growing our Planning & Control (P&C) team in Aftermarket Operations within Civil Aerospace.

Investing in our people is critical to our future success in Aftermarket P&C. We are responsible for managing the end to end supply and demand processes across our global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Network and ensuring that our Engines return back to our customers as efficiently as possible. As our customer demand continues to increase, it’s an exciting time to join a growing, high-performing team, to enable Civil Aerospace Aftermarket Operations to deliver.

As the VP Demand Planning, reporting to the SVP, Planning & Control, you will be responsible for enabling the planning, integration and execution of our ambitious delivery plans.

Through your team, you will:

Lead the Sales, Inventory and Operational Planning activity for Aftermarket Operations, including integration of complex demand and appropriate allocation of load into our network
Collaborate closely with our supply and demand partners, internally and within our external Overhaul Base network to ensure clarity of capacity, lead time, constraints, growth and improvement plans.
Ensure demand and capacity risks are understood and forecast the levels of activity required as mitigation through robust planning
Confirm Engine Induction Planning is optimized to meet customer and Rolls-Royce requirements
Be a key part of our planning and control organisation that facilitates excellence in customer delivery at optimal levels of working capital and functional/operational costs.
Sustain an environment to successfully engage our teams, accelerate our competency development progress and deliver world class results.

We pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet our planet’s vital power needs. We’re ready for our future. We’re proud to be part of the pathway to net zero as we power society for generations to come.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

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

Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

Who we are looking for

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference in everything that 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. The following attributes are further specific requirements for the role:

Leadership credibility to influence at a senior level
A collaborative approach that can successfully pull together multi-functional teams across a large organisation and deliver results
An analytical approach that can quickly diagnose issues and propose appropriate recovery actions
Can work in an operational environment and deliver operational excellence
The ability to distil data to provide concise management information and reporting
Experience of delivering performance through your direct team
Transformation leadership experience
Experience in a Planning & Control management role

Join us & Make an impact

Pioneers of Power

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 careers.rolls-royce.com

Closing date: 29th September 2025

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Control