At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead supplier management to ensure quality and delivery in the aerospace supply chain.
- Company: Join Rolls-Royce, a leader in aerospace innovation and technology.
- Benefits: Generous leave, retirement savings, life assurance, and share ownership opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace valuing individuality and diverse perspectives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment with global exposure and leadership opportunities.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership in supplier management and experience in large-scale transformation.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
This key role in the Aerospace Procurement organisation will own and lead all responsibilities relating to ensuring quality, delivery and technical supplier improvement, contract cost to meet customer requirements across the global supply chain.
Key Accountabilities
- Input to and implementation of supplier strategies as defined in the Integrated commodity strategy
- Monitoring and mitigating future risk in the supply chain to eliminate future impact on supplier performance
- Global quality performance for the assigned SMTs and ensuring resources are available for effective improvement or counter‑measures
- Working with the commercial team – management of in‑contract cost and execution of remedies and claims on suppliers as a consequence of poor performance
- Introduction of new parts into the supply chain through transfer, NPI or modification programs
- Supplier improvement: running of formal supplier improvement projects (including technical cost reduction) to improve all aspects of supplier performance
Key Experiences and Qualifications
- Dynamic/inspirational leadership of medium to large teams
- Global outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working
- Experience delivering large‑scale transformation and change programmes using Lean/process improvement
- Excellent influencing and supplier‑relationship skills at the executive/director level
- Proven track record delivering operational excellence in Supplier Management in both favourable and unfavourable conditions
- Held significant Supplier Management/Operational Delivery roles, demonstrating breadth of experience and implementing change at pace with a demonstrable record of leading cross‑functional teams successfully
- Key commodity knowledge across a broad portfolio and understanding of SM tools and processes
Regional Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave
- Retirement Savings through the Rolls‑Royce Retirement Savings Trust
- Group Life Assurance providing a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls‑Royce
- Group Income Protection providing an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
- Your Shares: Matched – buy one share, get one free, a simple way to own Rolls‑Royce shares and invest in our future together
Rolls‑Royce is committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non‑discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and every perspective fuels innovation.
We think you need these skills to ace VP Supplier Management - Finished Components
Supplier Management
Quality Assurance
Risk Mitigation
Contract Management
Supplier Improvement Projects
Lean Process Improvement
Influencing Skills
