Procurement Category Manager
Location: Bristol
Time Type: Full Time
Posted On: Posted 3 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: JR6126221
Job Description
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Category Manager to join the Defence Future Programs part of Aerospace Procurement capability in Bristol.
As the 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.
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 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.
Who We’re Looking For:
* A degree at BA level and/or CIPs qualifications, coupled with experience of working in procurement and proven leadership at this level in a regulated or complex industry. Experience of working in IT, Electronics, Indirect and Direct Procurement is highly desirable.
* Strong commercial and financial skills demonstrated through a proven track record of successful negotiations at a senior level that show negotiation excellence through the ability to influence, think strategically, and problem solve to deliver business value.
* Understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition/Product Cost Lifecycles and associated levers/analytics, contract drafting and implementation, and category strategy development.
* Strong experience in strategic sourcing as well as managing supplier relationships and in-contract supplier management.
* Passion to drive change and make a difference combined with the ability to solve complex problems.
To apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently have this in place.
Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving.
Closing date: Midnight 20th November 2024
Job Category
Procurement
Posting Date
06 Nov 2024; 00:11
Posting End Date
20 Nov 2024
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