Material and Inventory Planner

Job Title:
Materials and Inventory Planner

Location:
Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £38,085 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Materials and Inventory Planner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

As a Materials and Inventory Planner
, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a unique opportunity to influence enterprise-level decisions, work with cutting-edge technology, and build a career with purpose in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll manage material requirements and inventory planning for submarine projects, ensuring operational demands are met and risks are mitigated.

• Planning and managing inventory requirements to meet operational demand
• Attending zonal reviews with production and project teams to identify material risks
• Interfacing with supply chain, quality, and logistics teams to expedite material requirements
• Producing material exception reports and supporting risk mitigation activities
• Providing analysis and insight to influence key decision-making at portfolio level

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

• Experience using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems
• Knowledge of warehouse and logistics inventory planning and control techniques
• Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High proficiency in MS Excel for managing large datasets

We don’t have a fixed view on formal education—what matters most is your experience, skills, and willingness to learn. If you can demonstrate these qualities, we’d love to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ()

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

For over a century Babcock has 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.

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 car 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.

Closing date: 21/01/2026

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