Strategic Buyer: Sourcing & Onboarding

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Híbrido; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

7% performance-related bonus

Benefits allowance

Pension 12% / employee 6%

Holidays 28 days + holidays

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 6× pensionable pay

Home-office setup payment

Descripción de la vacante

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Buyer to support sourcing and procurement across siteworks, civils and operations, delivering cost, quality and schedule outcomes. You will run end-to-end procurement activities, engage suppliers, and help develop category strategies that drive value, governance and compliant contracting in a regulated engineering context.

Hybrid working from Manchester or Warrington with travel as needed, offering a competitive package and opportunities to contribute to a

Formación

• Experience in procurement within manufacturing engineering automotive, aerospace, defence.
• Exposure to significant or complex project environments, ideally within 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Procurement experience

Stakeholder engagement

Tendering

Supplier negotiations

Cost data analysis

Educación

MCIPS (desirable)

Descripción del empleo

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Buyer to support sourcing and procurement across siteworks, civils and operations, delivering cost, quality and schedule outcomes. You will run end-to-end procurement activities, engage suppliers, and help develop category strategies that drive value, governance and compliant contracting in a regulated engineering context.

Hybrid working from Manchester or Warrington with travel as needed, offering a competitive package and opportunities to contribute to a