Strategic Buyer

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Shares

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Derby is seeking a Strategic Buyer to lead sourcing efforts from proposal through contract signature and manage supplier relationships across Aerospace and Aftermarket teams.

You will develop category strategies, conduct cost analyses, and drive value by improving terms, performance, and risk management while collaborating with stakeholders in a regulated industry. Hybrid role with three days in the office.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant field or CIPS qualification, with experience in strategic sourcing in a regulated or complex industry.
• Proven track record of successful negotiations, with strong commercial/financial skills and understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition/Product Cost Lifecycles.
• Excellent communication, influencing, relationship management skills focused on extracting value for the company.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change, solve complex problems, and show digital awareness and analytical capability.
• Experience of reviewing and drafting contracts.

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading sourcing activities from proposal to contract signature, including negotiation, cost analysis, and business cases for supplier selection.
• Leading contract management, drafting and finalising agreements to ensure compliance and optimum terms.
• Managing commercial risk identification, assessment, and mitigation to ensure supply continuity and resilience.
• Building and maintaining category strategies with stakeholders to extract value while monitoring market trends and technologies.
• Managing supplier relationships and in-contract supplier management, including performance and cost-reduction initiatives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract management

Supplier relationship management

Risk management

Cost analysis

Contract drafting

Education

Degree in relevant field or CIPS

Job description

Job Description

Strategic Buyer

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid (3 days a week in the office)

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.

Position Summary

In this dynamic role, you’ll be at the forefront of creating our procurement strategies, selecting top tier suppliers, negotiating optimal deals, finalising contracts, and managing the contracts to ensure a high performing supply chain which is vital to our business performance and overall success.

Our Procurement team plays a critical role in the success of our business – sourcing everything from engine components and aftermarket services. We have opportunities across our Aerospace and Aftermarket teams.

What you will be doing

• Developing and leading sourcing activities from proposal to contract signature, to include negotiation, performing cost analysis by creating Total Cost or Acquisition/ Product Cost Lifecycle Models, and building business cases to select high performing suppliers that meet the Rolls-Royce cost, quality, delivery, sustainability, management, and technology objectives.
• Leading contract management, including drafting, negotiating, and finalising agreements with suppliers to ensure compliance and optimise terms.
• Managing the process of Identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks within the supply chain to ensure continuity and resilience.
• Working with the relevant functions and stakeholders to lead and contribute to building and maintaining category strategies within the designated category to draw value for Rolls-Royce, whilst keeping up to date with key market trends and technologies.
• Managing supplier relationships and in contract supplier management, including supplier performance management, leading cost reduction activities, and resolving commercial issues.

Position qualifications

• A degree in a relevant field or CIPS qualification- with experience of working as a Senior Strategic Buyer in a regulated or complex industry demonstrating strong experience in strategic sourcing as well as managing supplier relationships and in-contract supplier management. You will need to have an understanding of risk management and building a resilient supply chain.
• Proven track record of successful negotiations, coupled with strong commercial and financial skills with an understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition/Product Cost Lifecycles and associated levers/analytics.
• Excellent communication, influencing, relationship management skills with focus on drawing value for the company.
• Passion to drive change and make a difference combined with ability to solve complex problems, demonstrating digital awareness and analytical capability.
• Experience of reviewing and drafting contracts.

Regional Benefits

• GenerousAnnualLeave
• Retirement Savings
• Group Life Assuranceprovides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protectionprovides anincomein the event thatyou are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matchedisa simple wayto 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. 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 athigh risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but isanticipatedtobe grade SNBG 7-10.

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.

Grade: SNBG 7-10

Closing Date: 10th November 2026

People Leader: Ivelina Mancheva/Michael Moreton/Cristina Ferron Hurtado/Suzy Cox/May Burchall

For further information please contact: Batinder Chana

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

27 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

10 Nov 2026