Rolls-Royce

Job Description

Senior Procurement Category Manager – New Technologies

Full time

Derby/Hybrid

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 Summary

We are looking for Senior Procurement Category Manager to lead the sourcing strategy and supplier partnership that enable the next generation of manufacturing technologies. In this role, you’ll shape category strategy, manage supplier relationship and drive commercial outcomes that scale innovation into production.

You’ll lead a team of buyers, manage senior-level supplier relationships, and deliver integrated sourcing strategies that drive performance across Cost, Quality, and Delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a role that blends strategic leadership with hands-on procurement excellence.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll lead a team of buyers and take ownership of developing and deploying global commodity/category strategies. You’ll manage strategic sourcing, commercial risk, and supplier performance while driving value, resilience, and competitive advantage. You’ll also coach and mentor your team, helping to strengthen our overall sourcing capability.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading complex negotiations and business cases, including cost modelling, contract drafting, and stakeholder alignment.
• Partner with engineering, operations to embed supplier early in development.
• Developing and maintaining integrated category strategies to ensure long-term supply chain resilience and value creation.
• Managing supplier relationships and performance, ensuring appropriate contractual coverage and mitigating commercial risk.
• Supporting supplier consolidation and cost-saving initiatives across critical supply chains.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within your team.

Position requirements

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring strong commercial acumen and a strategic mindset. You’ll thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy solving complex problems. Specifically, you’ll need:

• Significant procurement or category management experience in advanced manufacturing or technologies supply chain.
• A degree (BA level) and/or CIPS qualifications.
• Proven ability to scale emerging technologies from polit to production
• Excellent collaboration skills with engineering, operations, finances and legal teams.
• Experience in Direct and/or Indirect Procurement within a regulated or complex industry.
• A track record of leading negotiations at a senior level and delivering commercial value.
• Expertise in category strategy development, supplier management, and in-contract performance.
• Understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition / Product Cost Lifecycles and commercial levers.
• A passion for driving change and making a measurable difference.

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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Closing date: 21st October 2025

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

07 Oct 2025; 00:10

Posting End Date

21 Oct 2025