Planning and Delivery Leader at Rolls-Royce

Job Title: Planning and Delivery Lead

Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 in office days a week

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.

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:

• 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 Requirements:

• 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 Requirements:

• Raw material or forging experience
• 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.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Closing date: November 18, 2025

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.