Job Title: Manufacturing Resource Planner
Location: Samlesbury – Minimum 4 days onsite
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role
Salary: £51,772+ (DOE)
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
What you’ll be doing :
This is a highly varied role within a broader Manufacturing Functional Team, offering excellent opportunities for growth and progression. You will act as a key link between Manufacturing, Discipline Owners and Resource Leads, helping to shape effective resource delivery across multiple programmes. You’ll analyse demand and supply data, support IBP processes, and ensure plans stay aligned. You will also play an important role in forecasting, cost planning and recruitment, helping build a responsive, high performing workforce. This as an ideal role for a people focused professional with strong analytical skills.
Core duties:
- Acting as the primary interface with the Manufacturing Function and dedicated Discipline Owner
- Interfacing with Manufacturing Resource Leads to understand and support the delivery of resource requirements across multiple programmes
- Understanding and analysing demand and supply data within Planning Analytics to inform resource planning activities
- Supporting Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, ensuring resource requirements are accurately captured and aligned across the Function
- Signalling resourcing requirements and supporting subsequent recruitment activities in line with the Air Resource Cell processes
- Supporting forecasting and cost base planning activities, ensuring data accuracy and alignment with functional and financial requirements
Essential Skills:
- Understanding of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) principles
- Strong organisational skills, capable of managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines
- Experience of stakeholder engagement, with the ability to interface effectively at all levels.
- Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in data and reporting outputs
The Manufacturing Function Resource Team:
Come and join the Manufacturing Function Resource Team, where you’ll play a key role in supporting the people and plans that keep our programmes moving. Working at the heart of the Manufacturing function, you’ll collaborate across teams, use data to inform decisions, and help ensure the right resources are in place at the right time. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a supportive, dynamic team.
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.
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 applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must 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: 10th July 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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