Supply Chain - Lead Buyer

Job Description

Buyer - Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join us as Lead Buyer within the Naval Defense organization based in Peterborough, ON.

The Buyer Team Leader role is responsible for managing and executing transactional purchasing processes for products and / or services across the business.  This role will provide purchasing process and task guidance across the internal operational Buying team, as well as to our internal stakeholders, ensuring tasks are managed and completed in an efficient, effective and process compliant manner.  This role will be accountable for managing and improving team performance as it relates to completion of purchasing tasks for internal stakeholders.  This role will lead and/or support process improvement projects with focuses that span cost, timeline, and delivery improvement goals with a focus on improved, measurable results.

Key Accountabilities:

• Drive for delivery excellence and for taking the appropriate actions to resolve issues. Be able to represent the team to the wider organization and align the team to company values. Act as part of the local leadership team to improve processes, efficiencies and increase customer value and satisfaction.
• Work collaboratively, as part of a highly efficient service delivery team to ensure that all sourcing meets the needs of current and future.  You will maximize transactional efficiency and quality by the appropriate use of Procurement systems and e-commerce tools.
• Ensure all purchasing records and documentations are correct and maintained in line with regulatory requirements.  Where designated, you will support functional audit activities and will be responsible for identifying and recommending process improvements relating to the operation of transactional tasks.
• Plan activities that are aligned to existing and expanded customer service offerings and requirements, managing and providing visibility of progress against project plans.
• Support embedding and assist in sustaining a high-performance culture within the team.
• Facilitate sharing of best practice across the teams.   Support identifying, recommending, and implementing workflow and process efficiency improvements.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Project Management, Engineering, Finance, or Business Administration with 5+ years’ experience.
• Must be Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada for greater than 5 years
• Able to obtain NATO security clearance (Secret Level) through Canadian Contract Security Program.
• Experience in Supply Chain planning .
• Experience as a Sr. level buyer and/or leading a team of buyers.
• Managed complex supplier interfaces in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Requirements:

• Purchasing process knowledge, ideally with experience of export requirements
• Knowledge of SAP/iValua (Direct)
• Purchasing process knowledge, ideally with experience of export requirements

Salary range will be $86,000 - $106,000 annually.

Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for brilliance and innovation.

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 realize their full potential.

Rolls-Royce has entered into an agreement to divest a portion of our business to Fairbanks Morse Defense. As part of this agreement, the role you are applying for will transition to Fairbanks Morse Defense after the closing of the transaction, expected first half 2026.

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

17 Apr 2026; 00:04