Planning and Delivery Leader

Job Description

Job Title:  Planning and Delivery Lead

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

As the Planning and Delivery Lead, you will manage delivery schedules and directly report into a Purchasing team.  The core accountabilities for this role include supplier relationship management and planning delivery schedules for a given mix of suppliers. This is a fast paced, highly visible role supporting the North American external supply chain delivering to internal customers. 

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure continuity of supply to the manufacturing facilities

• Utilize knowledge of production flow and load and capacity planning to build credible supplier delivery commitments

• Manage data integrity in SAP and ensure ERP Compliance is maintained

• Minimize risk of external supply chain to internal customers

• Effectively manage cost by executing a balanced delivery and inventory plan based on customer requirements

• Communicate and schedule long term delivery commitments and coordinate recovery plans for critical parts

• Drive continuous improvement and lean initiatives through the Rolls-Royce Production System and other problem-solving methodologies

• Must be open to traveling up to 15% of the time domestically

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree and 4 years of experience in supply chain management, OR

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in supply chain management, OR

• Master's degree, OR

• JD/PhD, OR

• 6 years of experience in supply chain management lieu of a degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project management experience

• Adept problem solving

• Strong internal and external relationship management skills

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Pay Range

$78,778 - $118,168

Closing Date: May 22, 2025

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Cont