Procurement Category Manager - Derby

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Rolls-Royce

Derby

On-site

Posted April 30, 2026

Job Description

Procurement Category Manager

Full time

Derby/Hybrid

As a Procurement Category Manager, you’ll be part of a function that plays a critical role in our transformation and success. 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.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and we are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and your professional growth.

What you will be doing:

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.

You’ll blend leadership and hands-on commercial delivery, working closely with colleagues in Supplier Management Teams, Procurement, Engineering and Quality to turn opportunities into results. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining data-driven analysis and complex negotiations — all within a fast-moving, high-profile environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing and maintaining integrated category strategies to ensure long-term supply chain resilience and value creation.
Leading a team through complex negotiations and business cases, including cost modelling, contract drafting, and stakeholder alignment.
Taking the lead in developing strong internal stakeholder relationships to enable strong collaboration across your sourcing
Negotiating and drafting contracts to support expansion programmes
Supporting Make v Buy strategy boards with the appropriate input regarding the external supplier landscape and financial analysis
Managing supplier relationships and performance, ensuring appropriate contractual coverage and mitigating commercial risk.
Supporting supplier consolidation and cost-saving initiatives across critical supply chains which deliver E2E value

What you’ll get:

Great salary and benefits

On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more.

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:

A degree (BA level) and/or CIPS qualifications.
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.

Our future vision is to deepen our world-class engineering and technology capability and lead next generation thinking for our customers. We will play our part in the energy transition for a more sustainable world. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

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

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing date for applications: 17th May 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.