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Sector: Supply Chain and Procurement

Role: Specialist

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Job Description

Elementals Buyer

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid

Why Rolls-Royce?

Join our Rolls-Royce Business as an Elementals Buyer. 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.

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies to deliver clean, safe, and competitive solutions for our planet's power needs. We are proud contributors to the pathway to net zero powering society for generations to come.

Rolls-Royce offers more than just a job; you'll be part of an inclusive culture that champions continuous learning and development, providing you with a wealth of experience and growth opportunities. There has never been a more exciting time to be part of Procurement within Rolls-Royce as our recent transformation programme has positioned the function as a critical Business Capability, trusted to deliver against our ambitious performance and financial targets. Beyond engine parts and aftermarket services, our procurement team acquires everything needed to run our company from IT services to catering, and we have opportunities in both our Aerospace Category Teams and Indirect Procurement Teams, with roles focusing on both strategic sourcing and strategic in-contract management. As well as providing an opportunity to demonstrate your procurement skills such as negotiation, strategic sourcing and supplier management, Rolls-Royce is also embracing the future of procurement by developing a digitally enabled and literate organisation, alongside a focus on embedding sustainability into the way we operate both internally and across our supply chain.

We offer excellent career development, competitive salaries and exceptional benefits including bonuses, employee support, and discounts. Understanding that your needs are as unique as you are, we encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working ensuring that you can excel wherever and whenever you work. Take the next step in your career with Rolls Royce and help us pioneer the power that matters.

What you will be doing?

In the role of Elementals Buyer, you will work closely with Suppliers and be responsible for:

• Analysing the market and looking at trends to understand demand.
• Working with elemental ingredients - alloy, nickel, titanium, steel, platinum, rare earths, and platinum group metals.
• Implementing strategic sourcing strategies and process improvements.
• Working with large data sets and influencing key business decisions for current manufacturing programmes.
• Contract management: contractual terms, negotiations, pricing.
• Market research, looking at trends and presenting insights.
• Managing financial risk.

Who we are looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you'll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Industrial background in metals is preferred but other relevant raw material market/commodity experience will be considered.
• Experience working as a buyer in a regulated or complex industry is preferred.
• Strategic analysis experience.
• Product knowledge of metals or other relevant raw material such as plastics or glass.
• A degree in a relevant field or CIPS qualification - desirable.
• Good communication, influencing and negotiation skills with focus on drawing value for the company.

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

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

Job Category: Procurement

Posting Date: 01 Apr 2025; 00:04

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