Senior Supplier Relationship Manager

rollsroyce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Trust

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Shares programme

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Derby is seeking a Senior Supplier Relationship professional to own strategic supplier accounts and drive value across cost, technology and risk. The hybrid role requires three days on site. You will lead executive engagements and shape multi-year partnerships, delivering measurable outcomes.

In this role you will connect demand, capacity and resilience with financial and geopolitical risks, building clear strategies with senior stakeholders across a global supplier network.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in strategic supplier relationships or key-account management within a complex global organisation.
• Strong commercial judgement translating opportunities and risks into clear strategy and outcomes.
• Experience in procurement or strategic sourcing within large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Own the supplier account strategy with clear relationship objectives and measures of success.
• Lead executive engagement, strategic negotiations and issue resolution.
• Unlock and track opportunities across cost, cash, technology, innovation, capacity and partnership.
• Connect demand, capacity and resilience with financial and geopolitical risks, ensuring clear ownership of mitigation.

Skills

Strategic supplier relationships

Key-account management

Procurement experience

Commercial judgement

Job description

Job Description

Senior Supplier Relationship Opportunities

Full Time/ Hybrid (3 days per week on site)

Derby

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.

You will be passionate about shaping strategic supplier partnerships that create lasting value. We're building a talent pipeline for future VP Supplier Relationship opportunities.

You'll own the strategic relationship with an allocated supplier, connecting cost, cash, technology, innovation, capacity, performance and risk in one account strategy. You'll build executive partnerships and mobilise cross-functional expertise to turn shared priorities into measurable outcomes.

What you will be doing:

• In the Senior Supplier Relationship role, you will own the supplier account strategy, setting clear relationship objectives, value priorities and measures of success.
• Lead executive engagement, strategic negotiations and issue resolution,
• Unlock and track opportunities across cost, cash, technology, innovation, capacity and partnership.
• Connect demand, capacity and resilience with financial, geopolitical and technology risks, ensuring clear ownership of mitigation.

Preferred requirements:

• Extensive leadership experience in strategic supplier relationships, key-account management, procurement or commercial roles within a complex global organisation.
• Passionate about creating long-term supplier value across cost, cash, technology, innovation, capacity and risk.
• Strong commercial judgement and executive relationship skills, translating complex opportunities and risks into clear strategy and outcomes.

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!

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.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

11 Nov 2026; 00:11

Posting End Date

25 Nov 2026