Location: Tukang, Singapore (West)
Only candidates with the legal right to work in Singapore will be considered. Please note that applicants without this eligibility will not be considered.
Why join Rolls-Royce?
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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.
Position Summary
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Indirect Material Buyer to join our Rolls-Royce Power Systems team in Singapore (Tukang).
This role is pivotal in executing regional procurement across a broad portfolio of indirect spend supporting operations, logistics, facilities, IT, and corporate functions. The role partners closely with global procurement teams, subsidiaries and functional stakeholders to deliver long-term procurement value for Singapore and across APAC.
This is a key expert role requiring strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management capability, supplier negotiation expertise, and experience driving procurement initiatives.
Market Intelligence & Procurement Strategy
- Monitor relevant market trends, supplier developments and commercial risks to support informed procurement decisions.
- Collaborate with global procurement teams and contribute to global sourcing initiatives and procurement programmes.
Identify suitable suppliers and invite them to tender
- Review suppliers' capability while aiming for long-term cooperation
- Establish procurement alternatives and open competitive situations
- Evaluate and select suppliers of indirect material includes consumables, subcontractors of operational or project orientation purpose, and logistics & freight forwarding.
- Pre-audit of suppliers and negotiate contracts and delivery terms for local purpose
Strategic Sourcing & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand requirements and identify suitable procurement solutions.
- Conduct sourcing activities including RFQ/RFP processes, supplier evaluations, commercial comparisons, negotiations, and recommendations.
- Develop and implement sourcing approaches that balance cost, quality, compliance, service, sustainability, and operational risk.
Supplier Management & Commercial Negotiation
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with key suppliers.
- Lead commercial discussions and negotiations covering pricing, service levels, contractual terms, and other supplier conditions within the scope of responsibility.
- Monitor supplier performance and follow up on agreed KPIs.
- Support the resolution and escalation of procurement or supplier-related operational issues.
Contract, Compliance & Risk Management
- Conduct contract lifecycle activities for suppliers within the scope of responsibility.
- Ensure supplier contracts and procurement activities comply with Rolls-Royce governance, legal, commercial and compliance requirements.
- Support audit activities and maintain appropriate procurement documentation and controls.
- Support business continuity planning for critical suppliers and procurement categories.
Procurement Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Drive practical improvements to procurement processes and ways of working. Monitor procurement spend, savings performance and budget compliance within the scope of responsibility.
- Share good practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the procurement function.
Position requirements
- Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Several years of experience in procurement, preferably within a project-oriented and technical environment.
- Demonstrated experience in driving supplier search & development, relationship building, technical requirement management, commercial negotiations, capacity planning & securing supplier commitments.
- Good understanding of value analysis, cost engineering and strategic sourcing methodologies.
- Excellent analytical abilities combined with a structured, solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and international environments.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP) and Microsoft Office applications.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally, primarily within Asia Pacific.
About mtu Power Systems
Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu . Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the chall