Procurement Category Manager

Rolls-Royce; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 112.000 - 182.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation assistance

Zusammenfassung

Rolls-Royce is hiring a Procurement Category Manager in Indianapolis, IN. You will lead a team of buyers to develop and implement global strategies, focusing on cost, quality and delivery across procurement.

This role emphasizes strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management, with travel up to 25% domestically and internationally. The position offers hybrid work (3 office days per week) with relocation assistance if applicable and is part of Rolls-Royce’s commitment to

Qualifikationen

• Associate degree with 7+ years of procurement or supply chain experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience.
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of procurement or supply chain experience.
• JD/PhD in a related field is acceptable.
• 9+ years of procurement or supply chain experience in lieu of a degree.

Aufgaben

• Manage supplier relationships and provide strategic direction; escalate issues and drive in-contract supplier performance.
• Lead complex negotiations; perform cost analyses and develop business cases to maximize value.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain integrated commodity/category supplier strategies with clear vision and framework.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial risks to ensure continuity and resilience.
• Lead and mentor a team of buyers to achieve superior outcomes for the business.

Kenntnisse

Supplier management

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Strategic sourcing

Team leadership

Ausbildung

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

JD/PhD

9+ years experience in lieu of degree

Jobbeschreibung

Infinite Potential

Closing date: November 3, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Procurement Category Manager

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Why 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

Join our Rolls-Royce Business as a Procurement Category Manager. You will lead a team of buyers to develop and implement global strategies, fostering strong relationships to enhance and improve Cost Quality and Delivery across Procurement. Your creative approach will establish sustainable, long-term supply chains, providing a competitive edge for Rolls-Royce, our customers, and suppliers. You will create and deploy integrated commodity/ category strategies, and associated strategic sourcing and commercial activities, which includes ensuring adequate levels of contractual coverage, mitigation of commercial risk, optimizing commercial advantage, providing security of supply, and acceptable levels of liability. You will manage strategic senior level relationships, creating value and competitive advantage, while coaching and mentoring your team to strengthen sourcing capabilities. This position is crucial for sourcing components for all our products and services to support our Business, with key challenges including supplier consolidation and cost savings. In this role, you will travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

What You Will Be Doing

• Effective management of supplier relationships and strategic direction of partners and suppliers, which includes being accountable for managing issues that require escalation, conflict resolution, driving and improving in-contract supplier performance, and reporting out on KPIs to procurement.
• Lead complex negotiations through planning, performing cost analysis by creating total cost or acquisition/ product cost lifecycle models, drafting of contracts and creating business cases to maximize the value proposition across all major categories.
• Responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining relevant integrated commodity/category supplier strategies that have a clear vision and a strategic framework for the designated supply chain(s) which requires understanding of the commodity landscape, associated risks, and ability to conduct long term planning.
• Manage the identification, assessment, and mitigation of commercial risks within the supply chain to ensure continuity and resilience.
• Manage & lead a team of buyer(s) to excel in their tasks by fostering skill development and achieving superior outcomes for the business

Basic Requirements

• Associate degree with 7+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, OR
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 9+ years of procurement or supply chain experience in lieu of a degree
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements

• Commercial, procurement and strategy experience
• Aerospace or Defense procurement experience

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

Closing date: November 3, 2026

Job Category

Procurement

Job Posting Date

27 Oct 2026; 00:10

Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

$111,868 - $181,786-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.