Strategic Buyer
Why Rolls-Royce?
Join our Rolls-Royce Business as a strategic buyer. In this dynamic role, you’ll be at the forefront of creating our procurement strategies, selecting top tier suppliers, negotiating optimal deals, finalizing contracts, and managing the contracts to ensure a high performing supply chain which is vital to our business performance and overall success.
Rolls- Royce pioneers cutting- edge technologies to deliver clean, safe, and competitive solutions for our planet's power needs. We are proud contributors to the pathway to net zero powering society for generations to come.
We offer excellent career development competitive salaries and exceptional benefits including bonuses employee support and discounts. Understanding that your needs are as unique as you are, we encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working ensuring that you can excel wherever and whenever you work. Take the next step in your career with Rolls Royce and help us pioneer the power that matters.
What you will be doing?
Develop and lead sourcing activities from proposal to contract signature, to include negotiation, performing cost analysis by creating Total Cost or Acquisition/ Product Cost Lifecycle Models, and building business cases to select high performing supplier’s that meet the Rolls-Royce cost, quality, delivery, sustainability, management, and technology objectives.
Lead contract management, including drafting, negotiating, and finalizing agreements with suppliers to ensure compliance and optimize terms.
Manage the process of Identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks within the supply chain to ensure continuity and resilience.
Working with the relevant functions and stakeholders to lead and contribute to building and maintaining category strategies within the designated category to draw value for Rolls-Royce, whilst keeping up to date with key market trends and technologies
Experience of managing supplier relationships and in contract supplier management, including supplier performance management, leading cost reduction activities, and resolving commercial issues.
Who we are looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviors and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
A degree in a relevant field or CIPS qualification –with experience of working as a buyer in a regulated or complex industry demonstrating strong experience in strategic sourcing as well as managing supplier relationships and in-contract supplier management. You will need to have an understanding of risk management and building a resilient supply chain.
Proven track record of successful negotiations, coupled with strong commercial and financial skills with an understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition/Product Cost Lifecycles and associated levers/analytics.
Excellent communication, influencing, relationship management skills with focus on drawing value for the company.
Passion to drive change and make a difference combined with ability to solve complex problems, demonstrating digital awareness and analytical capability.
Experience of reviewing and drafting contracts
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse team and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
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