Procurement professional

Rolls-Royce; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Bengaluru is building a pipeline of procurement professionals across strategic and operational roles. Successful candidates will have experience across category strategy, global sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management within aerospace or defence contexts.

Primary focus includes delivering value through supplier performance, leading complex negotiations, and driving data-driven procurement improvements using SAP, Coupa or Ivalua.

Qualifications

• Category strategy development and implementation experience aligning to business objectives.
• Strategic sourcing across full source-to-contract lifecycle including RFx design and execution.
• Negotiation of complex, high-value contracts with emphasis on value realization.
• Supplier relationship management with performance improvement and innovation.
• Contract and risk management ensuring policy compliance and mitigation of supply risks.
• Procurement analytics and data proficiency with dashboards and spend analysis; SAP, Coupa, Ivalua usage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver value through best-in-class supplier performance.
• Collaborate effectively with other departments and teams.
• Own dynamic commercial negotiations.
• Nurture meaningful supplier relationships.
• Identify opportunities and deliver practical solutions.

Skills

Category Strategy Development

Strategic Sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier Relationship Management

Contract & Risk Management

Procurement Analytics

Data Visualization

Process Improvement

Stakeholder Engagement

Aerospace & Defence knowledge

Lean Six Sigma

People & Team Leadership

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Ivalua

Job description

Job Summary

We are building a pipeline of procurement professionals across a range of strategic and operational roles. We are interested in candidates with experience spanning the following areas (note - not all experience is required):

Function: Procurement

Location: Bangalore India.

Responsibilities

• Delivering value through best-in-class supplier performance.
• Collaborating effectively with other departments and teams.
• Owning dynamic commercial negotiations.
• Nurturing meaningful supplier relationships.
• Identifying opportunities and delivering practical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Category Strategy Development and Implementation experience developing and executing global category strategies, delivering value creation and risk mitigation aligned to business objectives.
• Strategic Sourcing expertise managing the full source-to-contract lifecycle, including RFx design and execution, supplier evaluation and contracting.
• Negotiation proven ability to negotiate complex, high-value contracts, with commercial acumen to secure competitive outcomes and in-contract value realisation.
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) a track record of building and managing supplier partnerships, driving performance and innovation.
• Contract & Risk Management experience ensuring contractual coverage, compliance with procurement policies, and proactive identification and mitigation of supply chain risk.
• Procurement Analytics & Data experience developing and maintaining dashboards, KPI reporting, and spend analysis to support data-driven decision-making across category and sourcing functions. Proficiency in tools such as SAP, Coupa, Ivalua, and data visualisation platforms. Capability in conducting supplier market research including industry trend analysis, competitor benchmarking, and supplier landscape assessments.
• Procurement Process Improvement & Change Management experience in process mapping, documentation, and optimisation, alongside the delivery of change management plans that drive adoption of new systems, tools, and ways of working.
• Stakeholder Engagement ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, aligning procurement strategies with business priorities in a global matrix environment.
• Aerospace & Defence Sector Knowledge familiarity with the procurement landscape, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, suppliers, and compliance standards specific to the aerospace and/or defence industry.
• Data & Digital Proficiency competency in procurement systems and analytical tools (e.g. SAP, Coupa, Ivalua).
• Continuous Improvement Mindset demonstrated experience identifying process efficiencies, driving operational excellence, and contributing to change initiatives within a procurement function.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent continuous improvement methodologies valued.
• People & Team Leadership experience leading, coaching, and developing procurement teams, fostering a high-performance culture and building sourcing capability.

Job Category

Procurement