Service Parts Planner

Service Parts Planner
Full time
Derby
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Parts Planner (SPP) within the Trent Fleet & Mature Engines (TFM) – Fleet Management Planning & Control team.
This role will be pivotal in establishing and managing the processes for optimised used spare parts material demand & inventory on any given TFM - Fleet engine programme to satisfy customer requirements and ensure aftermarket activities continue to generate significant revenue and profit for Rolls-Royce plc.
The successful candidate will carry out the parts planning, forecasting and inventory management activities required to support a wide range of customer, overhaul, repair and distribution networks. Other key activities include working closely with external and internal stakeholders (used material / supply chain) to understand part policies/ usage, developing new approaches and recommendations to improve financial performance and demand accuracy. Whilst maintaining an operational focus on emerging risk to MRO overhaul activities.
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.
What you will be doing:
The successful candidate will be comfortable in working across multi-functional teams, obtaining and challenging information to determine root causes, making decisions through risk-based analysis to ensure cost-effective corrective solutions are put in place and taking ownership to drive investigations and actions to conclusion. including Engineering, Engine Clearance, Repair Services and Supply Chains based in the UK and overseas. As well as:
• Lead & support development of active used material management processes and policies in support of customer MRO activities.
• Liaise with various disciplines across the Project Team to develop an accurate understanding of the Fleet Operational Plan and other parts usage drivers including campaign and cost management activity.
• Identify and evaluate causes of variability, impact of policy changes, financial considerations and risk mitigation strategies which affect demand accuracy
• Apply through-life policies to generate gross asset (component) forecast and stock requirements for new, used and repair supply chains
• Evaluate SIOP demand/ supply plans to identify customer or financial risk and manage resolution of any issues
• Work with customers to maintain forecasts for all in service requirements, ensuring variances to forecast are investigated and quality of demand accuracy and inventory is improved
• Maintain the appropriate understanding of the current performance of the new parts and repair supply chains to enable appropriate and early recommendations to manage risks
• Plan, manage, report and drive inventory by Analysing trends to produce recommendations that improves/manages  Inventory and Stock turn objectives
• Support product change governance including attendance at PCB, PTM and Repair Executive Reviews
• Support process improvement through Community of Practice
Who we’re looking for
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it sim