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A Supply Chain Planning Manager - 1 - is a mid-level management role in the Supply Chain Planning discipline of the Procurement and Supply Chain role family. This role manages the activities of a sub-area or section within this discipline. This sub-area could be comprised of technical, operational or support teams managed through Front Line Managers, and or teams of professionals or technical specialists. This role is accountable for the performance and results of the teams within the sub-area or section with a focus on delivery against agreed plans and priorities
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Job Title: Material and Inventory Planning Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £44, - £55, Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Drive supply chain excellence across critical defence programmes
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 and Inventory Planning Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Material and Inventory Planning Manager, you’ll take on a pivotal leadership role at the heart of complex defence and engineering programmes. You’ll lead operational planning activities, ensuring the effective coordination between demand and supply across multiple projects, helping to keep essential programmes on track.
Day-to-day, you’ll act as the key interface between project teams and supply chain operations. You’ll play a critical part in reducing risk, driving efficiency, and improving supply planning performance, all while developing your leadership capabilities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
1. Leading and developing the operational planning team to deliver effective supply planning outcomes
2. Managing supply plans and schedules to balance demand, resolve conflicts, and minimise project risk
3. Driving supply chain planning improvements and implementing cost-efficient solutions
4. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure supply chain alignment and performance
5. Analysing data and performance trends to improve forecasting, planning accuracy, and operational delivery
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 4 days in the office/onsite.
Essential experience of the Material and Inventory Planning Manager
6. Experience leading teams within supply chain, planning, or inventory management environments
7. Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and planning methodologies
8. Experience with planning systems such as MRP, ERP, or Master Production Scheduling
9. Strong analytical skills, including experience with data analysis and reporting tools
10. Ability to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders across multiple levels
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
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