Procurement Specialist - Major Projects (Hybrid UK)

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% performance-related bonus

Benefits Allowance - £2,200

Pension - 12% employer, 6% employee

Holidays - 28 days + public holidays

Private Medical Insurance - BUPA

Life Assurance - 6× pensionable pay

£250 home-office setup payment

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a highly capable Buyer to support sourcing across siteworks, civils and operations spend, run end-to-end procurement activities, and engage with stakeholders to capture project requirements. You will help develop the supply base and drive cost efficiency for major projects while ensuring governance and compliant processes.

Hybrid work from Manchester or Warrington with occasional travel, a strong commercial focus, and exposure to regulated engineering environments will

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within manufacturing engineering automotive, aerospace, defence.
• Exposure to regulated or engineering-led sectors (e.g., energy, nuclear, infrastructure, rail, construction).
• Experience supporting delivery and operational procurement, including logistics and project-based requirements.
• Understanding of collaborative working arrangements and construction contracts, with exposure to negotiation processes.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience running competitive tenders and supporting supplier negotiations.
• Confidence working with technical specifications, cost breakdowns and supplier performance data.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to work effectively with operational, technical and commercial teams.
• MCIPS (or working towards) is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing and category activity across siteworks, civils and operations spend areas, ensuring delivery against cost, quality and schedule requirements.
• Run end-to-end procurement activities including RFQs/RFPs, evaluations, negotiation preparation, contract placement and supplier onboarding.
• Support the development of the supply base—identifying opportunities for cost efficiency, delivery improvement and supplier optimisation across construction and operational services.
• Work closely with stakeholders across Programme Delivery, Engineering and Operations to ensure early engagement and accurate requirements capture for major projects.
• Assist in implementing category strategies that drive standardisation, value for money and improved risk management across siteworks and logistics contracts.
• Analyse commercial, technical and market data to support recommendations and decision-making.
• Maintain high standards of governance, compliance and documentation throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across processes, reporting, supplier performance management and contract frameworks.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier onboarding

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Procurement

Contract management

MCIPS (desirable)

Education

MCIPS (desirable)

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a highly capable Buyer to support sourcing across siteworks, civils and operations spend, run end-to-end procurement activities, and engage with stakeholders to capture project requirements. You will help develop the supply base and drive cost efficiency for major projects while ensuring governance and compliant processes.

Hybrid work from Manchester or Warrington with occasional travel, a strong commercial focus, and exposure to regulated engineering environments will