Buyer - Civils and Construction

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

Rolls Royce SMR is a bold and ambitious company with a highly skilled workforce that operates at pace to maintain competitive advantage and to succeed on our vision to deliver affordable energy for all.

Role Purpose:

As a Buyer for the Civils Partnerships team you will be supporting the purchasing strategy development and execution by managing the sourcing activities with our suppliers. Supporting development, delivery and approval of sourcing campaigns in accordance with RR SMR business constraints (time, cost, quality) with Internal and External stakeholder engagement throughout the entire life of a procurement campaign. Management of purchase orders typically in the region of £100,000 to £2-3m.

Key Responsibilities and Required Experience:

• Source and manage the Rolls-Royce global supply chain that will deliver the most efficient and cost-effective service to SMR development.
• Ensure adherence to functional processes and procedures and ongoing development / continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure own compliance to the company's code of ethics and all related policies.
• Establish the commercial framework in which the suppliers shall operate, ensuring cost competitiveness and value for money is achieved.
• Support to develop and implement global external supplier and commodity strategies which will drive sustainable improvements in quality, cost and delivery.
• Run global and/or strategic tenders to enable these and help to execute the Purchase to Pay (P2P) solutions that underpin these strategies.
• Responsible for relationship management and business development of suppliers within their category area or business project to which you are assigned.
• Advanced MS Office and MS Excel skills for Cost Modelling and Reporting.

Mandatory Experience, Training Or/and Qualifications:

• BA degree or equivalent or significant industry experience.
• Ideally MCIPs qualified or equivalent.
• Purchasing process knowledge required, supply-chain management preferred.
• Advanced MS Office and MS Excel skills for Cost Modelling and Reporting.

Beneficial Experience, Training Or/and Qualifications:

• Experience within the Civils & Construction sector (e.g. Structures, Highways, Marine, Groundworks etc).
• Knowledge of UK or Overseas Civil/Construction contracts.
• Collating business requirements and preparing Response for Information/Quotation documentation.
• Strong commercial acumen, ability to challenge and analyse commercial offerings to identify best value for the business.

Why Join Us?

You will be joining a forward-thinking organization that values transparency, fairness, and innovation in its reward philosophy. You will play a key role in shaping the way we attract, retain, and motivate our talent.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Pay And Benefits:

• Salary £28,800 - £37,000.
• A performance related bonus of up to 7%.
• An attractive pension scheme with 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• You will also receive a flexible benefits allowance of £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package to suit your needs.
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holiday) with ability to buy additional days.
• BUPA personal health cover.
• £250 one-off cash allowance on joining to spend on your home-office set-up.

Company Related:

We are Rolls-Royce SMR. Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues.

Our Culture:

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.