Planning & Control Manager
- Location
- Akashi, Japan
- Work type
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- Not listed
- Clearance
- Not required
- U.S. citizenship
- Not stated
- Posted
- May 29, 2026
About the role
Job Description
Planning & Control Manager
Akashi (KHI)
JR6152466
Summary
Responsible for leading Planning & Control activities across the product lifecycle for the external supply chain that enable inventory and logistics costs to be optimised for Rolls Royce and to ensure delivery performance expectations are achieved. Responsible for the deployment and development of planning and control capability within their team.
At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet.
We deliver the best jet engines in the world. Through intelligent innovation and active collaboration, we’re putting our customers at the forefront of the aviation industry – and we keep them there. Our product portfolio powers more than 35 types of commercial aircraft, and with over 13,000 engines in-service around the world; we’re keeping the world flying.
Key Accountabilities:
- Utilising the R-R Production System lead the P&C team to ensure that they understood their performance. Process-Confirm the team are managing key leading metrics and ensuring that the team closes performance gaps.
- Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality managers within Supplier Management team & with relevant OBU interfaces to ensure performance enablers are understood, prioritised and supported
- Enable the P&C team to lead Supplier Performance Reviews
- Work with ME, Quality & PM/PI managers to ensure mid-term delivery risks are understood, prioritised and supported
- Enable the P&C team to lead successful Order Book Reviews.
- Provide input into the sourcing strategy and sourcing decisions, helping shape the 'blueprint' for the supply chain
- Be the P&C accountable person in the sourcing process Stage 1 (Sourcing strategy), Stage 2 (Supplier selection) and supporting processes (ESCCA etc).
- Be the P&C accountable person to support/ agree implementation and sign off gate reviews of Future Programmes/PI/Reactivation/Transfers for their commodities/ value stream to ensuring continuity of supply
- Ensure key change milestones and relevant APQP activities driven by the ME, Quality & PM/PI teams are understood, supported and tracked by P&C team
- Manage the supply chain responses to support business impact evaluation (Risk, Inventory, Capacity and Financial).
- Accountable for inventory budget and forecast within their commodities/ supply chain value stream
Key Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Experience in a Domestic/Supplier Management environment at management level
- Experience of leading a team, influencing and building relationships at all levels
- Demonstrable evidence of business acumen; relating to Planning & Control, manufacturing and/or Supplier Management.
- Sufficient functional knowledge to support the professional development of people in Planning & Control roles.
We offer excellent opportunities to develop, along with a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Pioneer the performance of the future. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for brilliance and innovation.
Our People are our 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 realize their full potential.
You can learn more about our global Diversity and Inclusion strategy here.
So that you can be your best at work and home, we’ll consider flexible working arrangements for everyone, in any role.
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