Job Description

Supplier Development Lead

Derby / Hybrid,

Full time

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Supplier Development Lead to join the Supplier Management Team within the Aerospace Procurement organisation in the Design and Make, Aftermarket – Civil Large team.

Day to day you would be accountable for ensuring that our commitments are met, managing a wide variety of issues often without a step-by-step guide to pull out, identifying cost effective solutions and to work autonomously, albeit in a wider team.

This Planning & Control role will suit an individual that can go beyond and drive performance through finding solutions to problems and to improve external supply chain performance. The role has the potential for good exposure for the right person, if you are comfortable in leading people or programmes of work and enjoy working at a fast pace and to react rapidly to issues, this would be for you. You will need to work closely with procurement, quality, Customer facing & logistics teams as well as the engineering and engine Teams community to ensure their obligations are met and to provide guidance and business support as required.

We’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

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.

What you will be doing:

You will be accountable for managing a wide variety of Campaigns (change package) to ensure readiness of the supply chain affecting LRUs, working with a wide range of internal stakeholders and the vendor to ensure the vendor is ready for the launch of the campaign.You will drive and deliver multiple programmes of work in a fast-paced environment. You will support and lead change in the supply chain and provide support to the wider team when required for issues related to Vendor.You will be the focal point to support Vendor recovery plan when required.You will lead the vendor scorecard, collating inputs from delivery and quality teams to manage vendor performance and drive improvements.

Who we are looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

External Supply Chain & Relationship management experience is preferred. Strong project management capabilityRelationship building and networking skills.Customer focused, and action orientated.Drive to solve problems and take accountability. Ability to deal with ambiguity.Programme Management and Change experience.Must have solid IT/Digital capability.Excellent communication skills

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

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.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at www.careers.rolls-royce.com

Closing Date: 10th February 2025

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Control

Posting Date

23 Jan 2025; 00:01

Posting End Date

09 Feb 2025