Contract & Commercial Lead

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Plan

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

Employee Shares Matched

Digital GP access

Employee Assistance & Wellbeing

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in Derby invites a commercially minded Contract & Commercial Lead to join our Tech Platforms team. You will manage multi-million-pound contracts and lead supplier relationships across a global IT landscape.

The role focuses on contract interpretation, forecasting, cost efficiency, and governance, with senior stakeholder engagement and delivery of value through strategic supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Delivery of results in a large multinational organisation.
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills within service delivery or operations.
• Experience in a shared services model.
• Excellent influencing and communication in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing high-value third-party suppliers.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and contract management for key supplier relationships.
• Interpret contracts and guide suppliers to meet obligations.
• Review contract amendments and provide feedback.
• Deliver accurate in-year and forward-looking OPEX forecasts.
• Identify and drive commercial savings opportunities.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business.
• Own the budget for suppliers and ensure delivery of products and services.
• Drive supplier performance across commercial, operational and SLA metrics.
• Lead issue resolution, escalations, and formal dispute processes when required.
• Provide actionable supplier performance insights.
• Ensure all contractual obligations are met in line with schedules.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Financial forecasting

Budget ownership

Numerical analysis

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description Contract & Commercial Lead Derby | Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contract & Commercial Lead to join our Tech Platforms team within the End User Services Tower. This is a global role, offering the chance to manage multi-million-pound contracts from both a commercial and contractual perspective.

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.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will play a critical part in driving commercial value and cost efficiency across our global IT landscape.

• Lead the commercial and contract management of key supplier relationships
• Interpret and manage contracts, guiding suppliers to meet contractual obligations
• Review and manage contract amendments, providing informed feedback
• Deliver accurate financial forecasting (in-year and forward-looking OPEX spend)
• Identify and drive commercial savings opportunities
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business
• Align contract performance with business strategy and objectives
• Own the budget for suppliers and the relationships to ensure effective delivery of products and services
• Manage strategic suppliers and oversee budgeting processes
• Drive supplier performance across commercial, operational and SLA metrics
• Lead issue resolution, including escalations and formal dispute processes where required
• Provide actionable supplier performance insights
• Ensure all contractual obligations and deliverables are met in line with agreed schedules
• Strengthen commercial governance and financial discipline across the function

Who we’re looking for

We’re seeking a commercially minded professional with strong stakeholder and supplier management experience in a global environment.

• Proven experience with delivery of results in a large, multinational organisation
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills, ideally within service delivery or operations
• Experience working within a shared services model
• Excellent influencing and communication capabilities in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Experience managing high-value third-party suppliers
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

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
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!
• Rolls-Royce | Your Shares: Matched Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations
• Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes

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 be Level C. 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.

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.