Procurement Manager - ESG

Rolls-Royce SMR; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company revolutionizing energy with a focus on sustainability as a Procurement Manager - ESG. You'll implement strategies for social value and sustainability, manage a team, and work cross-functionally to meet ambitious goals. This role offers hybrid working flexibility and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%

Benefits Allowance - £2,200 per annum

Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions

28 days holiday (+ public holidays)

Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover

Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay

£250 for home office purchases

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements for sustainability.
• Experience using ESG platforms to assess needs and identify gaps.
• Ability to work cross-functionally to achieve targets.

Responsibilities

• Deploy ESG strategy to support key objectives.
• Manage direct report and achieve KPI's for Procurement & Supply Chain.
• Build relationships with suppliers and external partners.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

MCIPS

CFA Institute Certificate

GRI Sustainability Reporting Certification

Tools

Ecovadis

Job description

Ref: 305

Department: Supply Chain

Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington

Employment type: Full-time

Salary: £57,600 - £75,600

Closing date: 23/05/2025

Role Related

Role Title: Procurement Manager - ESG

We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE

Location: Derby, Warrington OR Manchester offices - Hybrid working flexibility

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

Rolls Royce SMR is a bold and ambitious company with a highly skilled workforce that operates at pace to maintain competitive advantage and to succeed on our vision to deliver affordable energy for all.

We are now recruiting for the role of Procurement Manager - ESG to be involved in a developing a global supply chain and creating opportunities for the wider industry.

Role Purpose

Responsible for the delivery of our Social Value and sustainability strategies for procurement. Working with the wider Procurement teams to develop and implement sustainableprocurementpractices and delivery of our Social Value and Sustainability objectives within our external Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Deployment of an ESG strategy that supports delivery of our key objectives
• Rollout of our Supply Chain charter incorporating our social value targets and minimum supplier standards
• Delivery of KPI’s and quantifiable metrics that support customer offerings
• Achievement of KPI’s associated with the ESG strategy for Procurement & Supply Chain
• Management of one direct report with potential to grow aligned with business growth
  
  

What We Are Looking For

Ability to implement strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and commitments as well as legal and regulatory requirements. Demonstrable knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements to support delivery of Sustainability and Social Value targets

A deep knowledge and understanding of ESG issues including knowledge ofsustainabilityframeworks (UK and global), environmental regulations, ethical labour practices, and social responsibility standards. Ability to monitor industry trends and emerging sustainability issues to ensure appropriate actions to mitigate risk to business delivery are in place.

Experience of using ESG platforms such as Ecovadis and utilising output data to assess needs and identify capability gaps, building plans to support improvement to ensure we are tracking progress against our goals. The ability to quantify the data to provide accurate and timely reporting on performance including environmental impacts the evaluation of supply chain risks.

Ability to work cross functionally to ensure delivery of targets and goals. Working with internal stakeholders such as HSE, Quality, Supplier Development and the wider Procurement team.

Building relationships with suppliers and external partners such as chambers of commerce, providing support to ensure achievement of goals. Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills will be required

Acting as ‘social value champion’ supporting smaller organisations (Suppliers SME’s) in their journey to deliver against ESG targets. Experience in supporting teams and or organisations in implementing change or driving development/ improvement plans.

Experience of identifying the opportunities and implement the changes without any detrimental impact on the organisation.

Beneficial Training Or/and Qualifications

MCIPS preferred .

Training in any other ESG professional development courses would be an advantage i.e.

CFA Institute Certificate in

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Certification

CDP Climate Change Course

PRI Academy’s ESG Integration Course

International Association for Sustainable Economy (IASE)

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Pay And Benefits

We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE plus:-

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
  
  

Company Related

We are Rolls-Royce SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues

Our Culture

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance

Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check