Strategic Services & Alliances Procurement Lead

Rolls-Royce SMR; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 12%

Benefits package

Pension 12%

28 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Home-office setup

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Procurement Manager – Services & Operations to lead the category strategy, commercial delivery and supplier performance across professional services, consultancy and digital services. Reporting to a Senior Category Manager, you will shape strategy, drive value and lead a team delivering best-in-class services procurement.

You will develop and deploy supply chain solutions, manage complex negotiations and build partnerships that underpin programme delivery and

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex procurement across professional services and engineering.
• Experience leading procurement for programme delivery partnerships or alliance agreements.
• Strong commercial acumen with complex negotiations and delivering measurable value.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in regulated or project-driven environments.
• Ability to interpret commercial, financial and technical information.
• Experience with suppliers in regulated sectors (nuclear, energy, defence, infrastructure or similar).
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence at senior levels.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of high value, complex services contracts and relationships.
• Manage procurement activities across a services category, including professional services, specialist support, consultancy, digital services, programme delivery partnerships and Alliance contracts.
• Establish and lead cross functional purchasing and sourcing teams, ensuring collaborative decision making and alignment with programme needs.
• Drive end to end procurement activity, including sourcing, tendering, negotiation, contract development, award and mobilisation.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance, ensuring compliance, quality, delivery and continuous improvement across service contracts.
• Lead commercial and contractual negotiations for complex frameworks, MSAs, SoWs, supply agreements and rate based service agreements.
• Influence senior stakeholders across Engineering, Programme Delivery, Programme Controls, Finance, Digital, HR, Operations and Legal to shape early requirements and ensure effective demand planning.
• Act as subject matter expert for the category in procurement, providing commercial leadership and market insight.
• Ensure strong governance, documentation and adherence to best practice sourcing processes.
• Lead or contribute to initiatives including supplier consolidation, value engineering, contract standardisation, risk reduction and sustainability.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers, building a high performing, business facing procurement capability.

Skills

Complex procurement

Programme alliances

Negotiation

Cross-functional teamwork

Financial analysis

Regulated sectors

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

MCIPS/MRICS

APM accreditation

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Procurement Manager – Services & Operations to lead the category strategy, commercial delivery and supplier performance across professional services, consultancy and digital services. Reporting to a Senior Category Manager, you will shape strategy, drive value and lead a team delivering best-in-class services procurement.

You will develop and deploy supply chain solutions, manage complex negotiations and build partnerships that underpin programme delivery and