The posting
Job Description
Job Title: Planning and Delivery Leader
Working Pattern: Hybrid/Onsite In office 3 days/week
Working location: Indianapolis, IN
Relocation is not available for this position
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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.
You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.
Position Summary:
As a PDL (Planning & Delivery Leader) for Rolls-Royce, you’ll play an integral role in the preparation, planning, issuing and controlling production schedules along with coordinating material requirements, to ensure a controlled flow for approved materials is timed to meet production.
This is an exciting opportunity, as you’ll work with cross functional teams whilst also working to advise management of the status of work and work to overcome potential production obstacles.
What you will be doing:
Here you’ll have the opportunity to work on the following:
- Ensuring the maintenance of component planning data and dynamic data that will enable cascade of demand through the supply chain resulting in a committed plan
- Being the primary interface and leading operational relationships with suppliers to lead and co-ordinate all improvement activity associated with planning, control, inventory, delivery and lead time
- Understanding Load and Capacity constraints within a supplier that may impact performance and delivery
- Leading business reviews with their suppliers ensuring that both the suppliers and Rolls-Royce requirements are being met considering the impact of Quality, total cost and Delivery on the supply chain team
- Ensuring the reviews are supported by other appropriate functions as required
- Managing and coordinating delivery issues, reporting shortages and recovery programmes to meet the plan. Manage the impact and escalate issues as required
- Ensuring paperwork and information transfer in relation to all part movements is compliant with business and regulatory requirements, and ensure resolution of unverified invoice queries relating to schedule changes and goods receipt and liaise with buyer to ensure resolution of any price blocked invoices
Who we’re looking for:
Basic Requirements:
- An Associates degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain or Operations with 4+ years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment OR
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain or Operations with 2+ years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment OR
- A Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain or Operations with 0+ years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment OR
- JD/Ph.D.
- In lieu of a degree, 6+ years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment
- In order to be considered for this opportunity Must be U.S. Citizen
Preferred:
- SAP experience
- Experience with APICS
- Experience with project management
Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
Infinite Potential
Closing date: October 28, 2026
Job Category
Supply Chain Planning & Control
Job Posting Date
14 Oct 2026; 00:10
Pay Range
Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.
$84,351 - $137,071-Annually
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
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.
