Job Description

Operations Support Manager

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid – With frequent travel both domestically and internationally (80% of the time)

What you will be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Aerospace Procurement Operations Support team as an Operations Support Manager, to resolve critical issues and mitigate risk in our Supply Chain. Using your creative approach, you will establish sustainable, long term supply chains, by improving Quality, Cost & Delivery, providing a competitive edge for Rolls-Royce, our customers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities:

As an Operations Support Manager you will support engagements with the supply chain from the initial analytics week, through the engagement to exit and handover back to the Supplier Management Team. You will drive the identification, development and implementation of these robust supply chain processes and tools to prevent future risks of failure.

Reporting to the Head of Operations Support you will take responsibility for driving performance with supply chain. We are looking for an individual with a proven track record of operational excellence with exemplary communication and influencing skills.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we’re looking for

Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Tenacity, drive and flexibility are key attributes of all the leaders within the team along with an ability to build relationships and drive output. 
Strong team player, able to lead cross functional teams and drive sustainable change to meet quality and delivery improvements across the Supply Chain
Able to work in challenging environments with experience of leading significant projects/activities across a range of improvement activities
Experienced in operations (manufacturing), planning or supply chain management
Effective problem solver, with knowledge and experience of using lean tools and techniques successfully to deliver improvements and create value

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy

Grade: Level C

Closing Date: 19th September 2025

People Leader: Sarah Hyde

For further information please contact: Batinder Chana

Job Category

Business Improvement

Posting Date

10 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date

19 Sept 2025