Procurement Category Manager

## Procurement Category Manager Apply:
Indianapolis:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR6161381##
** Job Description
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* Job Title:

** Procurement Category Manager
** Working Pattern:
** Hybrid (3 office days a week)
** Working

Location:

** Indianapolis, IN Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.
** Why Rolls-Royce?
** At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is
** Infinite Potential**. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.
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* Position Summary:

** Join our Rolls-Royce Business as a Procurement Category Manager. You will lead a team of buyers to develop and implement global strategies, fostering strong relationships to enhance and improve Cost Quality and Delivery across Procurement. Your creative approach will establish sustainable, long-term supply chains, providing a competitive edge for Rolls-Royce, our customers, and suppliers. You will create and deploy integrated commodity/ category strategies, and associated strategic sourcing and commercial activities, which includes ensuring adequate levels of contractual coverage, mitigation of commercial risk, optimizing commercial advantage, providing security of supply, and acceptable levels of liability.

You will manage strategic senior level relationships, creating value and competitive advantage, while coaching and mentoring your team to strengthen sourcing capabilities. This position is crucial for sourcing components for all our products and services to support our Business, with key challenges including supplier consolidation and cost savings. In this role, you will travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
** What you will be doing:
*** Effective management of supplier relationships and strategic direction of partners and suppliers, which includes being accountable for managing issues that require escalation, conflict resolution, driving and improving in-contract supplier performance, and reporting out on KPIs to procurement.
* Lead complex negotiations through planning, performing cost analysis by creating total cost or acquisition/ product cost lifecycle models, drafting of contracts and creating business cases to maximize the value proposition across all major categories.
* Responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining relevant integrated commodity/category supplier strategies that have a clear vision and a strategic framework for the designated supply chain(s) which requires understanding of the commodity landscape, associated risks, and ability to conduct long term planning.
* Manage the identification, assessment, and mitigation of commercial risks within the supply chain to ensure continuity and resilience.
* Manage & lead a team of buyer(s) to excel in their tasks by fostering skill development and achieving superior outcomes for the business
** Basic Requirements:
*** Associate degree with 7+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, OR
* Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, OR
* Master’s degree with 3+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, OR
* JD/PhD, OR
* 9+ years of procurement or supply chain experience in lieu of a degree
* In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen
** Preferred Requirements:
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