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Planning Manager
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Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Build your career with integrity by working at a company that doesn’t just treat you like a number. You’ll get the tools to do things right in a clean and safe work environment and the trust to fix any issue that comes your way. Our on-the-job training and team of experts mean you’ll be set up for success.

Key responsibilities and duties:

  • Lead the IBP / SIOP cycle, producing integrated demand, supply, and financial plans that underpin the business strategy.

  • Develop and deliver scenarios and options to leadership, providing clear recommendations to balance customer demand, production capacity, and financial targets.

  • Ensure the IBP process connects cross-functional stakeholders (Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, Commercial, Finance, Customer Services) into a single, aligned plan.

  • Partner with the Master Scheduler (who manages the Planner/Schedulers) to ensure tactical execution aligns with the strategic IBP plan.

  • Maintain and update the Production Pace Control Shop (PPC) Visual Management Area, making WIP, constraints, and capacity challenges visible to all stakeholders.

  • Challenge the management team through IBP insights, driving actions to streamline flow, redeploy resources, and reduce inventory exposure.

  • Deliver transparent reporting to senior leadership, including performance against plan, capacity risks, and forward-looking opportunities.

  • Embed continuous improvement within the IBP cycle, strengthening forecasting, scenario modelling, and decision-making processes.

  • Ensure compliance with company Quality, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems (QMS, SMS, EMS).

    Core Competencies: 

     

  • Strategic and analytical thinker with strong business acumen.
  • Skilled facilitator of cross-functional processes and alignment.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to challenge constructively.
  • Strong relationship-builder across functions and leadership levels.

Functional Competencies: 

  • Expertise in Integrated Business Planning / SIOP.

  • Proficient in scenario planning, forecasting, and demand/supply balancing.

  • Good knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.

  • Strong Excel and MS Office skills.

  • Familiarity with lean principles, visual management, and resource planning.

Organisational Relationships:

  • Reports directly to the VP & GM – UK Engines Business Unit.

  • Works closely with the Master Scheduler to ensure the MPS is aligned with the IBP plan.

  • Partners with Operations, Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, Sales, Commercial, and Finance to deliver an integrated business plan.

Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:

 

Desirable 

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.  

Essential  

  • Equivalent experience in Integrated Business Planning / SIOP  or senior planning leadership role.

Experience:

  • Proven experience leading an IBP / SIOP process within an Aerospace MRO or complex manufacturing environment.

  • Strong background in planning, scheduling, and cross-functional business integration.

  • Experience in influencing leadership teams through data-driven insights.

Benefits that make life better:

  • 206 hours annual leave per year for employees working 37 hours per week, plus 8 public holidays
  • 4 employer match pension scheme
  • YuLife wellbeing services, including 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Program, personalised online fitness programs, and many more!
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Generous paid sick leave
  • Life assurance cover
  • Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
  • Onsite gym at both the Fleetlands and Almondbank sites
  • Eye test vouchers
  • Seasonal flu jabs administered on site each year by Bupa
  • Learning and training opportunities

 

 

This is not an exhaustive list and from time to time additional responsibilities may be provided directly from your Line Manager


Company Details
StandardAero
6710 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Suite 250
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 USA
www.standardaero.com
259 Open Jobs Available
Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911 With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our...

Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare - 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested - Paid Time Off starting on day one - Bonus opportunities - Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Short- & Long-Term Disability - Life & AD&D Insurance - Learning & Training opportunities

Supported Manufacturers:
We are OEM-authorized for all of the products that we support. CFM GE Aerospace Honeywell LHTEC Pratt & Whitney Rolls-Royce Safran Siemens Vericor Dassault Falcon Embraer Boeing Bombardier Learjet Airbus Helicopters Cesna Gulfstream Bell Hawker Beechcraft Dassault, Bombardier, Gulfstream, Beechcraft, Embraer, Boeing, Airbus, Bell, Leonardo, Sikorsky

Supported Models:
Leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) - Engine repair, overhaul and assembly - Component repair and overhaul, manufacturing - Avionics upgrades - Airframe repair, overhaul and paint - Interior completions - Engineering services Airlines & Fleets: CFM56-7B, LEAP-1A/1B, CF34, JT15D, PT6A, PW100, PW150, AE 3007, RB211-535 and APUs Business Aviation: Airframe MRO, APUs, CFE738, HTF7000,TFE731, PW300,PW500, Speyand Tay Components & Accessories: Extensive engine and LRU component repair and overhaul, manufacturing and repair development capabilities Military Helicopters & Energy: F110, J85, F100, F135, AE 1107, AE 2100, T56, CT7, PT6B/T, PW200, M250/RR300, Arriel, Bell, Airbus, Chinook, Lynx, LM1600 & SGT-A05 and propeller repair
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Job Info
Location
Gosport, England, United Kingdom
Type
Permanent
Company Details
StandardAero
6710 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Suite 250
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 USA
www.standardaero.com
259 Open Jobs Available
Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911 With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our...

Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare - 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested - Paid Time Off starting on day one - Bonus opportunities - Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Short- & Long-Term Disability - Life & AD&D Insurance - Learning & Training opportunities

Supported Manufacturers:
We are OEM-authorized for all of the products that we support. CFM GE Aerospace Honeywell LHTEC Pratt & Whitney Rolls-Royce Safran Siemens Vericor Dassault Falcon Embraer Boeing Bombardier Learjet Airbus Helicopters Cesna Gulfstream Bell Hawker Beechcraft Dassault, Bombardier, Gulfstream, Beechcraft, Embraer, Boeing, Airbus, Bell, Leonardo, Sikorsky

Supported Models:
Leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) - Engine repair, overhaul and assembly - Component repair and overhaul, manufacturing - Avionics upgrades - Airframe repair, overhaul and paint - Interior completions - Engineering services Airlines & Fleets: CFM56-7B, LEAP-1A/1B, CF34, JT15D, PT6A, PW100, PW150, AE 3007, RB211-535 and APUs Business Aviation: Airframe MRO, APUs, CFE738, HTF7000,TFE731, PW300,PW500, Speyand Tay Components & Accessories: Extensive engine and LRU component repair and overhaul, manufacturing and repair development capabilities Military Helicopters & Energy: F110, J85, F100, F135, AE 1107, AE 2100, T56, CT7, PT6B/T, PW200, M250/RR300, Arriel, Bell, Airbus, Chinook, Lynx, LM1600 & SGT-A05 and propeller repair

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