Procurement Data Specialist
Full time
Derby/Hybrid
What you will be doing
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Data Specialist to join our newly formed team in Derby. You will be joining a team in the Indirect & Procurement Excellence organisation, driving excellence in our Procurement Systems and Data.
Your primary focus will be on delivering digital capability and utilising data to deliver value to our procurement teams and improve cost and efficiency in our supply chain. We are looking for someone who can manage a varied, complex, and busy workload and who can work both individually and as part of a team.
The team work with global buying teams across the business and will play a key part in our organisation. Recognising that digitalisation is a core part of Rolls-Royce’s strategy, the team is looking to change the way Rolls-Royce buys.
This varied role will allow you to shape the future of procurement at our world class engineering and manufacturing organisation. This role would suit someone with a digital mindset, good analytical skills, a history of delivery and someone who can clearly communicate with stakeholders and deliver insights to our buying teams.
What you will be doing:
You will deliver new capability and use our existing systems and tools to create insights, you will:
Develop and manage relationships across Procurement, IT, Engineering and the wider business.
Resolve complex problems encountered by the buying teams and deliver solutions alongside IT for the teams to utilise.
Deliver data-driven efficiency and process improvements.
Proactively search the market for new technology and capability to drive business benefits.
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Position requirements
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. And for this role, we are looking for someone who is/has:
Industry work experience in similar roles. A bachelor’s degree/equivalent – desirable.
Ability to act as an interface between IT and Business Users.
Able to communicate complex data clearly.
Ability to work with and across various teams.
Experience using a variety of analytics tools, including Power BI and Databricks [PS3] – desirable
Knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform suite – desirable
Ability to use Microsoft SharePoint at an advanced level - Build Sites, Forms, Lists, Manage Document Libraries.
Awareness of MS Entra/Azure Access Packages - desirable
Experience of automation of manual tasks using digital tools.
Business acumen and preferably knowledge of procurement practices.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to
This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Grade: SNBG 7-10
Closing Date: 18th June 2026
People Leader: Peter Stevens
For further information please contact: Batinder Chana
Procurement
04 Jun 2026; 00:06
18 Jun 2026
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