VP Strategic Procurement – Finished Components
Full Time – Hybrid
Derby
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.
This role forms part of the procurement leadership team, providing business leadership and support to our teams globally. This is a pivotal role, working closely with engineering and operations colleagues to develop our suppliers and manage external supply chain risks. It requires development and leadership of complex supplier strategies and relationships across the globe. The role is focused on facing a number of geopolitical, technical, commercial, and operational supply chain challenges, so requires an intelligent and energetic leadership approach to drive solutions and progress in a complex supply chain landscape. The VP Strategic Procurement and their team manages strategy, sourcing, contracting and commercials with external suppliers; ensuring robust contracting is in place to deliver Customer commitments. This role will also lead the people and process functional aspects for the commercial teams in Procurement across all category groups.
Key Accountabilities
Lead and manage a global team of procurement category managers and strategic buyers
Ensure a high volume of task is prioritised and managed, and individual development plans are in place for category-specific skills as part of the broader functional strategic workforce plan
Planning and development of sourcing and commercial strategies, maximizing the value proposition. Guide the category team in development of category strategies, and ensure alignment and integration with the wider business
Nurture effective relationships with multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally. Provide oversight of large strategic supplier accounts across the category, balancing cost with service level and quality
Develop and negotiate complex strategic long-term supplier contracts and approve sourcing decisions
Stay abreast of market conditions and trends through relationships with suppliers and market experts to inform strategy and ensure supply continuity
Deliver long term cost improvement in all relevant activities in line with business plans, including leveraging cost reductions across category group strategic spend commodities / categories, and mitigating arising cost headwinds
Direct spend within category/value stream and set, communicate and ensure delivery of cost plans, while delivering a sustainable supply chain, contributing to overall global procurement targets
Cross divisional category knowledge collaboration and leverage opportunity identification.
Lead the team's compliance to company policies, processes and procedures, ensuring all purchasing records and documentations are correct and maintained in line with regulatory requirements
Key Experiences and Qualifications
Led global strategic management across complex engineering/manufacturing programmes, delivering cost, quality and delivery improvements
Managed high-value commercial negotiations and long-term supplier partnerships with regulated industries such as aerospace or defence
Developed supply chain resilience strategies, capacity constraints and operational disruption across international supplier networks
Directed procurement transformation initiatives including category strategy, digital procurement systems, lean processes and continuous improvement programmes
Influenced executive stakeholders cross functionally leading large procurement teas while aligning sourcing strategy with operational, financial and business objectives
Regional Benefits
Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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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.
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: Management Level A
For more information, please contact: Alison Connaughton alison.connaughton@Rolls-Royce.com
Procurement
01 Jun 2026; 00:06
07 Jun 2026
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