Senior Procurement Category Manager - New Technologies

Job Description

Senior Procurement Category Manager – New Technologies

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid

What you will be doing

We are looking for Senior Procurement Category Manager to lead the sourcing strategy and supplier partnership that enable the next generation of manufacturing technologies. In this role, you’ll shape category strategy, manage supplier relationship and drive commercial outcomes that scale innovation into production.

You’ll lead a team of buyers, manage senior-level supplier relationships, and deliver integrated sourcing strategies that drive performance across Cost, Quality, and Delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a role that blends strategic leadership with hands-on procurement excellence.

In this role, you’ll lead a team of buyers and take ownership of developing and deploying global commodity/category strategies. You’ll manage strategic sourcing, commercial risk, and supplier performance while driving value, resilience, and competitive advantage. You’ll also coach and mentor your team, helping to strengthen our overall sourcing capability.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Leading complex negotiations and business cases, including cost modelling, contract drafting, and stakeholder alignment.
• Partner with engineering, operations to embed supplier early in development.
• Developing and maintaining integrated category strategies to ensure long-term supply chain resilience and value creation.
• Managing supplier relationships and performance, ensuring appropriate contractual coverage and mitigating commercial risk.
• Supporting supplier consolidation and cost-saving initiatives across critical supply chains.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within your team.

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

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring strong commercial acumen and a strategic mindset. You’ll thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy solving complex problems. Specifically, you’ll need:

• Significant procurement or category management experience in advanced manufacturing or technologies supply chain.
• A degree (BA level) and/or CIPS qualifications.
• Proven ability to scale emerging technologies from polit to production
• Excellent collaboration skills with engineering, operations, finances and legal teams.
• Experience in Direct and/or Indirect Procurement within a regulated or complex industry.
• A track record of leading negotiations at a senior level and delivering commercial value.
• Expertise in category strategy development, supplier management, and in-contract performance.
• Understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition / Product Cost Lifecycles and commercial levers.
• A passion for driving change and making a measurable difference.
• Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.
• Proven ability to scale emerging technologies from polit to production
• Excellent collaboration skills with engineering, operations, finances and legal teams.
• Experience in Direct and/or Indirect Procurement within a regulated or complex industry.
• A track record of leading negotiations at a senior level and delivering commercial value.
• Expertise in category strategy development, supplier management, and in-contract performance.
• Understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition / Product Cost Lifecycles and commercial levers.
• A passion for driving change and making a measurable difference.
• 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 B
• Closing Date: 21st October 2025
• People Leader: Djovana Manzi
• For further information please contact: Batinder Chana

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

07 Oct 2025; 00:10

Posting End Date

21 Oct 2025