Sales & Operations Planning Lead

Job Title: Sales & Operations Planning Lead

Location: Warton, 3/4 days per week on site.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Bonus: £1000

Grade: F

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As the Non-Labour S&OP Lead, you'll play a key role within the Central Air S&OP team, driving the successful delivery and continuous improvement of critical Sales & Operations Planning processes across the Air Sector. You'll be doing everything from coordinating the Quarterly Demand Load Process and business simulations to enhancing the maturity and standardisation of S&OP inputs, ensuring robust planning and decision-making across the organisation.

You'll take ownership of the Air Sector Works Transfer Process and lead the development and maintenance of the team's JIRA and Confluence environments, helping to streamline processes, improve visibility and support effective collaboration across multiple business areas.

A key part of your role will be managing and coordinating a centralised assumptions repository within JIRA, ensuring governance, accuracy and consistency through a robust quarterly review process. Your work will help provide a single source of truth that supports planning activities and informed business decisions.

Reporting to the Air Sector S&OP Manager, you'll work closely with both local and virtual teams of S&OP and Operations Planning professionals across the Air Sector's Lines of Business and Functions. You'll be doing more than just supporting planning activities; you'll help deliver valuable non-labour S&OP insights, analysis and reporting, while also driving the effective day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of S&OP and ERP toolsets that underpin business performance.

Core duties

Planning and operational delivery of the Quarterly Demand Load Process, including coordination of annual simulation calendar, coordination of quarterly simulation calendars, management of inputs and reviews, overall approval of demand loads.

Manage the consolidation of LoB Assumption & communications of key data consolidations, owning the single repositary for Air Sector Business Assumptions

Own the Works Transfer Process for the Air Sector, holding monthly transfer reviews, feeding key reports into Senior Leadership Reviews, improving and updating the process.

Own the development of JIRA toolset within the S&OP Team, aiming to achieve the teams goal to move all key review documentation onto Confluence with workflow mngt in JIRA for key processes.

Support the ongoing work to establish a consistent approach to non-labour S&OP inputs across all Lines of Business, developing review inputs & KPI's.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience of the ERP (Infor LN) or other ERP system Toolsets
• Ample understanding of the Operational Business Areas - Manufacturing/Purchasing
• Build and maintain good relationships with stakeholders across multiple business functions, ensuring planning activities are aligned to evolving business priorities and operational requirements
• Have the ability to analyse data and provide succinct insights and narrative

The Central Air S&OP Team

Join a small but highly agile and collaborative team where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact and contribute beyond the boundaries of a traditional role. Everyone works closely together, supporting one another and getting involved in a wide variety of activities, giving you exposure to different aspects of the business and the freedom to broaden your experience. You'll be encouraged to take ownership of your development through training, stretch assignments and continuous learning opportunities, while building a strong network across the organisation.

The role offers regular interaction with stakeholders across all Air Sector Lines of Business and Delivery Units, providing a unique opportunity to gain insight into the full business lifecycle, from bid and proposal stages through to delivery and programme closure. For those looking to further develop their profile, there are also opportunities to present to senior leaders and director-level stakeholders, helping to build visibility, influence and confidence.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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 applicantsmust as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicantsmust 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: 26th October 2026

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