Job Title: Material Planner
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Compensation: £33, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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.
1. Supporting effective material management, working with operations and planning teams to enable MRO delivery
2. Maintaining accurate material data, partnering with the Material Data Controller to identify issues and delays early
3. Completing material assessments, in line with policies, processes and service level agreements
4. Managing authority dependencies, advising on escalation and relief claims where required
5. 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 of the Material Planner
6. Supporting effective material management, working with operations and planning teams to enable MRO delivery
7. Maintaining accurate material data, partnering with the Material Data Controller to identify issues and delays early
8. Completing material assessments, in line with policies, processes and service level agreements
9. Managing authority dependencies, advising on escalation and relief claims where required
10. Ensuring accurate reporting, maintaining material data and compliance within SAP and MJDI systems
Qualifications for the Material Planner
11. Materiel Accountant and UAA training courses are advantageous
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 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 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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