Job Description

Supply Chain Planning Specialist

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Location:
Gloucester, GB, GL51 6SP
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Compensation: Competitive

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70176

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 Supply Chain Planning Specialist at Gloucestershire Airport.

The role

As a Supply Chain Planning Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will ensure critical materials are available to keep life-saving helicopters flying and supporting missions that make a real difference to communities.





Day-to-day, you'll have the following responsibilities:




Optimise inventory by managing stock levels, reducing obsolete items, and ensuring safety stock for fast-moving parts Forecast and manage material availability, including repair orders and expediting as needed Produce and share reports, coordinating with Engineering and Tool Store to ensure calibrated tooling availability Coordinate international movements of components/tools, ensuring compliance with import/export and trade regulations Maintain Approved Vendor List (AVL) and supplier documentation in line with UK Civil Aviation Authority requirements.




This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on site at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton.

Essential experience of the Supply Chain Planning Specialist:

Proven experience in planning, scheduling, inventory management, logistics, or supply chain operations Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage multiple, sometimes conflicting tasks effectively Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications for the Supply Chain Planning Specialist:

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) 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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

Generous holiday allowance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ 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.

Babcock International

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 05/01/2026

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