Job Description

Job Title: MRPC Project Planner

Working Pattern:

Monday – Thursday 8am – 16:45

Friday – 8am to 12pm

Working location: Winsford

This position is being advertised to form a pipeline of candidates for current and future positions within the Defence sector therefore applicants should not expect feedback immediately. However, we will endeavour to review your CV in a timely manner.

As a MRPC Controller you will be reporting to the Head of Operations and have the responsibility for delivering flexible, high quality and robust materials requirements planning (MRP) support as part of an integrated team.

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.

Our team provides support services for our Defence customers, both in the UK and overseas. This encompasses design, development, manufacture and support of electrical power generation, power management, distribution and conversion equipment.

This role provides the opportunity for someone to ensure that robust quality standards are consistently achieved and further improvements made with regard to both external supply chain and internal operational activity. The MRPC Controller role will perform the activities necessary to ensure that the business runs smoothly and meets its performance goals.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls Royce offer excellent benefits and the opportunity to learn, develop and grow within the company. The Winsford business is currently working on some very exciting opportunities that will inevitably provide opportunity for individual growth within the business.  

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.

Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

What you will be doing

Ensure the ERP system is maintained with robust & credible material requirement planning (MRP) data both Buy and Make items, which support the delivery of customers’ requirements.Creating and executing work orders or purchase orders for the production or purchase of components or assemblies based on MRP and independent demand requirements.Coordinating cross functional activity as required to ensure the fulfilment of MRP output requirements that are achieved on time in full (OTIF).Expediting Make and/or Buy orders as required via the internal and external supply chains.

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.

Ideally educated to degree level and/or relevant professional qualification (e.g. APICS, IOM) or suitable equivalent based on proven experience.You must be able to demonstrate an in-depth working knowledge of MRP and ERP systems.A minimum of 3 years’ post training experience in a materials planning and purchasing role, ideally based in an engineering make/repair to order type business.Highly self-motivated, with strong interpersonal, team working and influencing skills.Able to make sound, logical decisions, based on available data.

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

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 realise their full potential.

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy

Closing date: 11/07/25

For further information please contact – Chris Jefferies

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Control

Posting Date

02 Jul 2025; 00:07

Posting End Date

10 Jul 2025