Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead

ENGINEERINGUK; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead to join their Defence Aerospace business in Bristol. The role involves managing audit schedules, ensuring compliance with security standards, and maintaining relationships with suppliers. Candidates should have relevant experience in security compliance and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Qualifications

• Experience of developing comprehensive audit plans for compliance.
• Experience in compiling detailed audit reports and risk assessments.
• Understanding of security principles and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and agree audit schedules with suppliers.
• Undertake comprehensive supplier monitoring activities.
• Provide security support during incidents.

Skills

Audit plans development

Security compliance knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

ISO27001 certification

ISO28001 certification

Job description

Job Title

Supply Chain Security Assurance Lead

Working Pattern

Full time

Working Location

Bristol/Hybrid

Job Description

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 will 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 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.

Why Rolls‑Royce?

Rolls‑Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We're a leading global player in the defence aero‑engine market. From combat to transport, trainers to helicopters, we provide 16,000 military engines and pioneering service solutions to 160 customers in 103 countries.

We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

This multifaceted role will give you an opportunity to work in a world class engineering and manufacturing environment, using your knowledge of UK MOD security standards and compliance to ensure the highest standards of security are maintained.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

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 risks suppliers 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.

Who we're looking for

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

• 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.
• Experience of compiling detailed audit reports, risk assessments, KPI summaries and trend analyses for senior management review.
• 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).
• Supply Chain experience within government contracting environments, ideally with prior experience in procurement, security management, law enforcement, Government, or military roles.
• 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls‑Royce.

This role requires a National Security Vetting clearance to a minimum Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. In time, there may be a requirement for you to hold a Developed Vetting (DV) 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.

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

07 Nov 2025; 00:11

Posting End Date

16 Nov 2025