Job Description

Procurement Development Leader

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid

As the Procurement Development Leader, you will lead the global development and deployment of functional improvement initiatives to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the purchasing function.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

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.

What you will be doing

As a Procurement Development Leader, you will be responsible for leading and embedding both global and local major transformation projects, process and application development, data integrity improvements to ensure on time and accurate government reporting, and lead process and compliance reporting automation.

Responsibilities:

Project management: Utilize project management methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, budget and to customer requirements. Develop comprehensive workable issue solutions in complex situations
Stakeholder Management: Interface with all levels of Procurement and other functions to develop and implement improvement strategies.
Processes and Procedures: Lead and/or participate in the development and deployment of global purchasing processes, ensuring that they are fully integrated into the company's operating system (s). You will be responsible for ensuring supplier management team(s) are fully trained, capable and compliant to all functional processes. Where designated, you will support relevant process councils and audit activities
Purchasing Systems: When applicable, provide detailed requirements for improvements to purchasing systems. Lead global and local teams to implement new systems and improvements to existing systems. Embed and audit the data integrity of Purchasing systems within your area.
Reporting – Lead and co-ordinate operational reporting, data management, and integrity as per the requirements of the business, customer, governments and USA Small Business reporting requirement

Who we’re looking for

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or a related field
Data management skills
Experience with SAP ERP
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure while ensuring attention to detail.
Understanding procurement processes, systems and data would be advantageous

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing Date: 17/09/2025

Job Category

Procurement