Procurement Development Leader

Job Description

Job Title: Procurement Development Leader

Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 in office days a week

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

As the Procurement Development Leader, you will lead the global development and deployment of functional improvement initiatives to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the purchasing function. You will be responsible for leading and embedding both global and local major transformation projects, process and application development, data integrity improvements to ensure on time and accurate government reporting, and lead process and compliance reporting automation.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

• Project management: Utilize project management methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, budget and to customer requirements.  Develop comprehensive workable issue solutions in complex situations
• Stakeholder Management:  Interface with all levels of Procurement and other functions to develop and implement improvement strategies.
• Processes and Procedures: Lead and/or participate in the development and deployment of global purchasing processes, ensuring that they are fully integrated into the company's operating system (s).  You will be responsible for ensuring Procurement team(s) are fully trained, capable and compliant to all functional processes.  Where designated, you will support relevant process councils and audit activities
• Purchasing Systems: When applicable, provide detailed requirements for improvements to purchasing systems.  Lead global and local teams to implement new systems and improvements to existing systems.  Embed and audit the data integrity of Purchasing systems within your area.
• Reporting: Lead and co-ordinate operational reporting, data management, and integrity as per the requirements of the business, customer, governments and USA Small Business reporting requirement

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviors that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree and 4+ years of experience in Engineering Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Planning & Control within Operations or Procurement, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience in Engineering Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Planning & Control within Operations or Procurement, OR
• Master’s degree, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 6+ years of experience in Engineering Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Planning & Control within Operations or Procurement in lieu of a degree
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

• Data management skills
• Experience with SAP ERP
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure while ensuring attention to detail
• Understanding procurement processes, systems and data would be advantageous

What we offer:

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

Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, on average three days p