Aerospace Negotiation Excellence Lead

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

Employee Shares: Matched

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Procurement Development Leader - Negotiation Excellence to transform how we approach negotiations across Aerospace. You will combine business insight with data and digital tools to deliver better outcomes and measurable value.

You will lead cross-functional teams, challenge established methods, and drive continuous improvement, ensuring practical benefits are adopted across programmes and functions.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a numerate or business discipline, or with equivalent experience in procurement, commercial or supply chain.
• Experience of being involved in negotiations and working with stakeholders across functions and seniority levels.
• Experience using data, digital technology, tools to generate actionable insight and translate ideas into practical improvements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, with the confidence to learn and use relevant enterprise tools.
• Experience of influencing and implementing change across functions and gaining stakeholder commitment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to communicate with all parts of the business.
• Membership of a relevant professional body would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Transform how we negotiate – challenge established ways of working and develop practical improvements.
• Turn data and technology into advantage – analyse data to develop hypotheses and provide actionable insights.
• Understand and connect the business – build understanding of programmes, operations, procurement and supporting functions.
• Champion tools and processes – become an expert in tools and promote their adoption and continuous improvement.
• Lead through influence – build trust across functions and align stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Stay close to the work and keep learning – apply insights to future improvements across Rolls-Royce.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Change management

Communication

Education

Degree in numerate or business discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Job description

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Procurement Development Leader - Negotiation Excellence to transform how we approach negotiations across Aerospace. You will combine business insight with data and digital tools to deliver better outcomes and measurable value.

You will lead cross-functional teams, challenge established methods, and drive continuous improvement, ensuring practical benefits are adopted across programmes and functions.