Job Description Senior Buyer Full time Winsford/Hybrid What you will be doing We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our team in Winsford. As a Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for delivering a range of purchasing requirements from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system-driven needs to sourcing new supplies of items with a broad spectrum of engineering complexity. In this role, you will play a critical role in the delivery of production and MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) services for our customers, both in the UK and overseas. The role requires you to interact with and support a wide variety of business functions engaged in delivering Rolls Royce's commitments and growing future business. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will use your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work cohesively within the Operations team, building strong relationships with our suppliers. You will have the ability to work both independently and within cross-functional project teams. We expect you to have good knowledge and experience of Production and Manufacturing processes, Planning systems, Quality and HSE requirements. Responsibilities: You will be identifying potential new sources of supply or working within the existing supply chain to generate and complete enquiries based on specific project requirements. Negotiating with suppliers on commercial terms, quality, cost and delivery (QCD) requirements to secure best value which will meet or improve project performance targets. Managing supplier/subcontractor performance and relationships to ensure QCD stability, through regular expediting and monitoring. Providing support to Sales as required on new bid work and with Engineering to fulfil product change requirements and control in the supply chain. Maintaining purchasing data accuracy/integrity in company’s ERP system. Supporting the Supply Chain Manager to improve and develop purchasing processes. Why Rolls-Royce? Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. 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 per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Who we are looking for: Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. Demonstrable experience in procurement, contract and supplier management activity ideally within a mechanical/electrical product and MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) environment. Be able to handle change resourcefully and stay focused on delivering purchase requirements. Have first class communication and influencing skills, both internally and externally at all business levels. Be able to demonstrate commercial awareness and negotiation skills. Be able to apply supply chain management and procurement best practice, and have a good knowledge of contract law, purchasing standards, policies and procedures. Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be DGS 7 - 10. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 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 realise their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here. Grade: DGS 7-10 People Leader: Steven Nicholls Closing Date: Midnight 19th September 2025 Recruiter: Batinder Chana Job Category Procurement Posting Date 11 Sept 2025; 00:09 Posting End Date 19 Sept 2025