Role ID: SF73571
Job Title: Material Planner
Location: Wareham, Dorset
Compensation: £33,519 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Closing date: 14/05/2026
The role
As a Material Planner, you’ll develop your career within defence, aerospace and engineering, supporting programme continuity, risk reduction and on‑time delivery in complex supply chain environments.
Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:
* Support material enablement for maintenance and contract change activity
* Complete material assessments in line with policy, process and delivery schedules
* Monitor material data to identify risks, delays or dependencies early
* Maintain accurate material reporting within SAP and MJDI systems
* Advise on escalation routes and relief claims where material authority dependencies arise
Essential experience of the Material Planner
* Experience using NEPTUNE SAP in at least one functional area
* Knowledge of Ministry of Defence supply chain processes for consumable and repairable items
* Experience supporting material management or planning activity in an operational environment
* Ability to work with data sets to identify issues and support informed decision‑making
* Confidence working collaboratively with stakeholders across operations and planning teams
Qualifications for the Material Planner
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 able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What We Offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement (Window opens February through to March annually)
* ‘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
EEO Statement
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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