Master Scheduler
Full time
Derby - Hybrid (3 days on site per week)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Master Scheduler to join the Aerospace Procurement team. Investing in our people and our functional competency is critical to our future success in Planning & Control (P&C). P&C is responsible for managing the end to end (E2E) supply and demand processes, from Sales & Operational Planning, through demand planning, parts production and supply, warehouse storage and logistics, supply into engine build and onward transportation and delivery of engines to our end customers.
As our customer demand continues to increase, we need to ensure that the team is ‘match-fit’, to enable Aerospace Procurement to deliver.
As a Master Scheduler you will provide functional leadership and support in the co-ordination, planning and scheduling of Planning & Control activities across Aerospace Procurement.
We’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce, we’re dedicated to cutting-edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating the critical systems and technologies that shape the future of aviation, energy, and beyond. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-changing projects, supported by a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and your professional growth.
What you will be doing:
Be the subject matter expert and the functional point of contact for resilient supply planning across Supplier Management Teams.
Support scheduling activity, author, deploy and govern planning policies for SAP master data (e.g. lot-sizing, planned delivery times).
Advise and lead on the Procurement Data Strategy transformation workstream & tool development for Planning & Control.
Support and co-ordinate responses for customer facing reviews across Aerospace Procurement.
Preparation of scenarios for evaluation only, including but not limited to, medium / long-term forecasts, high scenarios and customer rate readiness requests.
What you’ll get:
Great salary and benefits
On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more.
Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
Specifically, you’ll need:
You will have a relevant robust experience within planning in the external supply chain. Aftermarket and manufacturing experience desirable.
Knowledge of Supply Chain Procurement and Planning & Control principles in a highly regulated industry (such as aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals or nuclear).
Knowledge and experience working with SAP MRP, SAP Business Warehouse, reporting and data tools such as PowerBI and DataBricks, and a strong command of Microsoft Excel.
Demonstrated, strong people skills experience, ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders at different levels both internally and externally and driving change with limited leverage.
A willingness to get involved, drive improvement and deal with ambiguity.
Our future vision is to deepen our world-class engineering and technology capability and lead next generation thinking for our customers. We will play our part in the energy transition for a more sustainable world. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
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.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
Closing date for applications: 15th May 2026
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.