Senior Procurement Lead – Site Works & Infrastructure

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses up to 12.5%

Benefits allowance £2,200

Pension 12% / 6%

Holidays 28 days + holidays buy/sell

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance 6x pensionable pay

Home Office Support £250

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead sourcing and commercial activity across site-based services, infrastructure and operations. You will work with Programme, Construction, Engineering, Operations and Commercial teams to shape requirements and influence early decisions, ensuring a robust, scalable supply chain.

The role requires experience in regulated or safety-critical environments where nuclear know-how is valued; transferable experience from defence, aerospace or manufacturing

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement across siteworks, operations, infrastructure or construction environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with delivering tenders and negotiating supplier agreements.
• Ability to work across technical and commercial interfaces (cost, programme and supply chain).
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence a wide range of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement including pre-qualification, RFx, tender evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
• Build and manage a resilient supply base across siteworks, infrastructure, enabling works and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to shape requirements and early design decisions.
• Provide clear commercial insight and robust recommendations from market information.
• Ensure governance, compliance and documentation standards across procurement activities.
• Manage supplier performance, identify risks and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Procurement experience across sitework

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional interfaces

Stakeholder management

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead sourcing and commercial activity across site-based services, infrastructure and operations. You will work with Programme, Construction, Engineering, Operations and Commercial teams to shape requirements and influence early decisions, ensuring a robust, scalable supply chain.

The role requires experience in regulated or safety-critical environments where nuclear know-how is valued; transferable experience from defence, aerospace or manufacturing