Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead

Rolls-Royce; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Bristol seeks a Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead. This full-time role involves developing audit schedules, ensuring compliance with security standards, and fostering effective relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience in audit planning, security compliance, and supplier monitoring. A valid UK driving licence is essential. Join this esteemed organization to contribute significantly to the Defense Aerospace business while enjoying a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence is required.
• Experience with audit reports and risk assessments.
• Understanding of security principles in government environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop audit schedules and conduct supplier visits.
• Monitor suppliers to prevent compromise of assets.
• Provide security advice during incidents and breaches.

Skills

Audit planning and execution

Security compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Supplier monitoring

Education

Qualifications in ISO27001, ISO28001, CSMP, TAPA

Job description

Job Description

Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead

Full time

Bristol/Hybrid

Staff

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead to join our Defence Aerospace business in Bristol.

In this role, you will report directly to the Supply Chain Assurance Manager and be part of the Defence Security Team accountable for delivering a range of key security outcomes over multiple sites, with a diverse range of stakeholders, to help ensure business requirements and Government regulations are met.

The base location for this position is Bristol, UK, with a requirement to travel independently to vendors, partners and Rolls-Royce locations nationally (minimum 50%). There is also potential for occasional international travel.

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

• Develop and agree audit schedules with suppliers, completing the associated site visits, producing the detailed assessments and audit reports to provide assurance to the business that the supply chain can meet the minimum security standards required for compliance.
• Understand the full extent of the supply chain, including sub-tiers, to determine the riskssuppliers may pose and ensure the supply chain know the sensitivity of information they hold and value of the programmes they are supporting.
• Undertake comprehensive supplier monitoring activities to prevent damage, loss or compromise of Rolls-Royce assets across the physical, personnel and cyber security domain.
• Understand the security arrangements of each supplier, ensuring continued compliance against contractual obligations, UK legislation and industry best practice.
• As the security focal point for suppliers who encounter security breaches or issues affecting Rolls-Royce assets, provide the security support, advice and guidance to Rolls-Royce colleagues when responding to supply chain events/incidents, including investigation reports, findings, corrective actions and the recording of lessons learned.
• Act on intelligence indicating any threats to supply chain locations/sites from hostile actors, including coordinating the provision of advice on security, risk management, business continuity practices, review and feedback for continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, to inform and influence security decisions, ensuring sound security practices. This will include the delivery of security and cyber awareness briefings to enhance supply chain security awareness and preparedness.

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• A valid UK driving licence.
• Experience of developing and executing comprehensive audit plans to ensure compliance against a complex set of customer requirements, with a demonstrated track record of corrective and preventative action completion.
• A good understanding of security principles, practices, and technologies, and more specifically, knowledge of security compliance and assurance in contracts (Defence and non-Defence related conditions).
• Experience of physical security arrangements in compliance with National Protective Security Agency (NPSA).
• Experience of compiling detailed audit reports, risk assessments, KPI summaries and trend analyses for senior management review.
• Supply Chain experience within government contracting environments, ideally with prior experience in procurement, security management, law enforcement, Government, or military roles.
• Provide support to training initiatives to enhance audit readiness and regulatory awareness across suppliers.
• Qualifications/certification/experience of the following ISO27001, ISO28001, CSMP. TAPA
• Exceptional communication, and interpersonal skills, with an eye for detail and ability to influence the actions of others.

This role requires a National Security Vetting clearance to a minimum Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.

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.

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 Project Management Posting Date 21 Jan 2026; 00:01 Posting End Date 03 Feb 2026