Procurement Category Manager

About the role

You will lead a team of buyers to develop and implement global strategies, fostering strong relationships to enhance and improve Cost Quality and Delivery across Procurement. Your creative approach will establish sustainable, long term supply chains, providing a competitive edge for Rolls-Royce, our customers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Effective management of supplier relationships and strategic direction of partners and suppliers, which includes being accountable for managing issues that require escalation, conflict resolution, driving and improving in-contract supplier performance, and reporting out on KPIs to procurement.
• Lead complex negotiations through planning, performing cost analysis by creating total cost or acquisition/product cost lifecycle models, drafting of contracts and creating business cases to maximize the value proposition across all major categories.
• Responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining relevant integrated commodity/category supplier strategies that have a clear vision and a strategic framework for the designated supply chain(s) which requires understanding of the commodity landscape, associated risks, and ability to conduct long term planning.
• Manage the identification, assessment, and mitigation of commercial risks within the supply chain to ensure continuity and resilience.
• Manage & lead a team of buyer(s) to excel in their tasks by fostering skill development and achieving superior outcomes for the business.

Requirements

• Associate degree with 7+ years of procurement experience, OR Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of procurement experience, OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of procurement experience, OR JD/PhD, OR 9+ years of procurement experience in lieu of a degree.
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.

Preferred Requirements

• Commercial, procurement and strategy experience.

Skills

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Benefits

• Excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits.
• Includes bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
• Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.