Strategic Procurement Leader - Category & Suppliers

Rolls-Royce; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 138,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Long-term incentive plan

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a VP Procurement Category Management to drive category strategies and supplier relationships across a defined portfolio. You will lead category managers, align strategies with business goals, and deliver cost, quality, delivery, and resilience while guiding governance on high-value decisions.

You’ll shape portfolio performance, negotiate major agreements, and mentor teams to build capability in a global procurement function.

Qualifications

• Experience in category management and strategic sourcing in a complex organization.
• Proven record of leading major negotiations, cost improvement, supplier performance and commercial risk management.
• Strong commercial judgement, executive influence and ability to translate strategy into measurable results.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Leads the commodity portfolio strategy — aligning category priorities, supplier choices and commercial plans with business goals and measurable value.
• Leads Procurement Category Managers — setting direction, assuring strategy quality and building category-management and sourcing capability.
• Assures major sourcing and negotiation activity — challenging commercial positions and ensuring proposals deliver cost, quality, delivery and contractual outcomes.
• Applies sourcing governance — ensuring strategic, high-value and higher-risk decisions secure the required approval before commitment.
• Owns portfolio-level commercial and supply risk — directing mitigation that protects continuity, compliance and long-term resilience.
• Drives cost and value delivery — using strategic sourcing, active contract management and market leverage to secure sustainable benefit.
• Influences senior stakeholders — connecting portfolio strategy with organisational priorities and resolving competing commercial requirements.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation leadership

Supply chain leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate degree + 10+ years of supply chain or customer management experience

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years of supply chain or customer management experience

Master's degree + 6+ years of supply chain or customer management experience

JD/PhD + 3+ years of supply chain or customer management experience

12+ years of supply chain or customer management experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Rolls-Royce is seeking a VP Procurement Category Management to drive category strategies and supplier relationships across a defined portfolio. You will lead category managers, align strategies with business goals, and deliver cost, quality, delivery, and resilience while guiding governance on high-value decisions.

You’ll shape portfolio performance, negotiate major agreements, and mentor teams to build capability in a global procurement function.