Material Planner
Location: Telford, Shropshire, TF2 8JT
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Role ID: SF73570
Keep critical defence programmes moving through expert material planning.
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Material Planner at our Donnington site.
The role
As a Material Planner, you’ll play a vital role in enabling operations by ensuring accurate, timely and compliant material planning across Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul activity. Working closely with Operations, Planning, PMO and material subject matter experts, you’ll support material enablement for MRO delivery and associated Contract Change Notices.
Day‑to‑day, you’ll have a hands‑on role where your attention to detail, data accuracy and understanding of defence logistics will make a real difference. You’ll help identify risks early, manage authority dependencies and support robust, policy‑aligned reporting in line with the Defence Logistic Framework, building valuable experience and progressing your career within a dynamic defence environment.
Responsibilities
* Supporting effective material management, working with operations and planning teams to enable MRO delivery
* Maintaining accurate material data, partnering with the Material Data Controller to identify issues and delays early
* Completing material assessments, in line with policies, processes and service level agreements
* Managing authority dependencies, advising on escalation and relief claims where required
* Ensuring accurate reporting, maintaining material data and compliance within SAP and MJDI systems
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Donnington.
Essential Experience
* Supporting effective material management, working with operations and planning teams to enable MRO delivery
* Maintaining accurate material data, partnering with the Material Data Controller to identify issues and delays early
* Completing material assessments, in line with policies, processes and service level agreements
* Managing authority dependencies, advising on escalation and relief claims where required
* Ensuring accurate reporting, maintaining material data and compliance within SAP and MJDI systems
Qualifications
* Materiel Accountant and UAA training courses are advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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