Overview
Job Title: Order Book Planner
Location: Samlesbury, Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: £42,850+ depending on experience
Job Description
This role sits at the heart of supply chain and manufacturing, ensuring materials are planned, ordered and delivered in line with production needs. On a day-to-day basis, it involves reviewing MRP outputs and S&OP inputs to align demand and supply, confirming and adjusting purchase orders, and anticipating the impact of changes to the orderbook before they happen. The role requires close collaboration with buyers, supporting activities such as raising requisitions, managing free-issued stock, and ensuring orders can be placed on time. A key part of the job is analysing data, interrogating orderbook changes, identifying trends, and challenging inconsistencies using tools like ERP systems and Tableau, while also maintaining accurate procurement parameters such as lead times, MOQs and safety stock. Overall, it’s a proactive, analytical position focused on keeping the supply chain running smoothly, preventing issues before they arise, and ensuring the business can meet its production commitments.
Core Duties
* Demand and Supply Alignment: Review and adjust procurement plans based on S&OP inputs, ensuring materials are available to meet both current and future production needs.
* When enabled, confirm orders in line with the projects specified in the MRP created plan.
* Using experience and knowledge of the product and MRP, anticipate the expected outcomes of upcoming orderbook changes and verify their implementation when applied.
* Support buyers where free-issued stock needs returning from vendor or replacing (check serials; stock adjustment if necessary; create/maintain warehouse orders).
* Create purchase requisitions in support of repairs as requested by buyers.
* Understand NTP process and submit new items into the process and track.
Essential Skills
* Comprehensive understanding of INFOR LN. Experience or prior exposure to SAP or TMS; IT software packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel would be beneficial.
* Experience running/supporting meetings and delivering presentations
* Confident in communicating and influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels
* Hold professional accreditation and qualification from a recognised Logistics/Supply Chain institution at the appropriate level, or be willing to work towards it (e.g., for grade D positions this means attendance on CILT Module 2 LCC2 or PCC2 and CILT membership at Affiliate level).
The PSDU – Procurement Service Delivery Unit Team
You’ll be joining a central team that plays a vital role in keeping the Air Sector running smoothly, taking ownership of enablement and orderbook management across multiple programmes. With a strong focus on Typhoon detail supply into the MSDU, as well as supporting critical in-service spares, the team sits at the heart of operations—ensuring the right parts are available at the right time to support both ongoing production and aircraft in service. It’s a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where your work directly impacts programme delivery and operational readiness.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A Place Where Everyone Can Thrive
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date
Closing Date: 10th April 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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