Inventory Planning Specialist

Job Title: Inventory Planning Specialist
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56057

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Inventory Planning Specialist at our Plymouth, Devon site.

The role
As an Inventory Planning Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a pivotal role in the United Kingdom's Defence strategy at home and overseas in theatre. This is an exciting and rewarding programme, the importance of which cannot be understated.

Day to day, you'll review emerging trends and flag to ILS for root-cause analysis.

• Manage and maintain the data integrity of the Inventory supply plan used on the contract.
• Monitor and report on performance against internal and external KPIs and SLAs
• Oversee the full end-to-end spares/repairs supply chain planning process, co-ordinating stakeholders as required.
• Support and input into the development and continuous improvement of Inventory planning processes and procedures

This is a full-time role with 37 hours per week and will be based in Plymouth, Devon with hybrid working from home arrangements. There will be a requirement to travel onsite, once a week or as required.

Essential experience of the Inventory Planning Specialist:

• Experience in providing excellent customer service and ability to effectively build and manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Demand and supply planning experience
• Effective time and workload management skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members across the project.

Qualifications for the Inventory Planning Specialist:

• Minimum GCSE Grade 4 Maths and English

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.

Closing date: 14/03/2024

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