Service Parts Planner
- Location
- Derby, United Kingdom
- Work type
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- Not listed
- Clearance
- Not required
- U.S. citizenship
- Not stated
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
About the role
Job Description
Services Parts Planner
Full time
Derby
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to join the Trent XWB Sales & Operations Planning team as a Services Parts Planner. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a team accountable for forecasting over £500m of parts demand every year.
The Trent XWB Value Stream is at the heart of one of the most successful widebody aircraft programmes in modern aviation. The Trent XWB engine family is the exclusive powerplant for the Airbus A350 family, providing industry-leading efficiency, reliability and long-range capability.
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. An operational focus is also required to be maintained in order to highlight emerging risk to MRO overhaul activities.
You 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.
What you will be doing:
- Evaluate SIOP demand and 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.
- Plan, manage, report and drive inventory by analysing trends to produce recommendations that improves/manages inventory and stock turn objectives.
- 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.
- Lead & support development of active used material management processes and policies in support of customer MRO activities.
- 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.
- 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.
- Support product change governance including attendance at PCB, PTM and Repair Executive Reviews.
- Support process improvement through Community of Practice.
Preferred requirements:
- Strong Data analysis and decision-making skills.
- IT proficiency including good working knowledge of SAP MRP/Sales & Distribution & excel.
- Understanding of Inventory principles, planning and managing.
- Understanding of forecasting & demand management principles.
- Programme management experience in support of development & execution of strategies and new concepts.
- Experience of MRO/used material supply chains including Reduce To Parts (RTP).
- Experience of Supply Chain and Manufacturing.
- As part of this role, the successful candidate will interface with a wide range of disciplines and be confident in acting as Rolls-Royce Planning & Control advocate with internal and external customers. These include Wholly Owned, Joint Venture and Independent Overhaul Shops, Airlines, Services Business & Delivery.
- Have or be working towards professional APICS membership would be advantageous.
- Awareness of Aftermarket Operations including overhaul or repair activities would be an advantage.
- Programme management skills and experience at developing & defining new processes & methodologies.
Why Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Regional Benefits:
- Generous Annual Leave.
- Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust.
- Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce & Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
- Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!
- Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.