Job Description
Title: Senior Expeditor
Key Accountabilities:
* Track purchasing award summaries and purchasing documents
* Assist in the development of Commodity Team strategies that align with Global Purchasing and Logistics Objectives
* Develop sourcing lists and monitor supplier performance, confirming shipments and delivery dates
* Aggressively resolve all pricing, invoicing and contract related issues with the suppliers
* Negotiate pricing, terms and annual contracts with suppliers
* Analyze supplier cost / pricing information and benchmark the competition
* Maintain open communication between internal departments, management, and suppliers
* Support cost savings initiatives
* Support the implementation of a standardized process approach utilizing digitalization, common forms, measurements, and structure
* Forecast annual material, purchasing volumes, annual savings, tooling costs and repair budget
* Maintain good housekeeping practices
* Adhere to company/professional ethics governing the handling of confidential information and the observation of confidentiality
* Promote a compliance culture in area of responsibility, and live the letter and the spirit of the Rolls Royce Code of Conduct
* Perform special projects as required
Basic Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Materials Management, or Business Finance, and 5 years of procurement, materials management, supplier cost analysis, or supply chain management experience; or 9 years of experience in procurement, materials
management, supplier cost analysis, or supply chain management.
* "Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time."
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience handling confidential sensitive matters with discretion
* Excellent negotiation skills
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others
* Excellent working knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
* Excellent financial/cost analysis and problem-solving skills when issues are very complex
* Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills
* Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills, and the ability to understand the needs of the internal customer
* Excellent ability to interpret blueprints and engineering documents
* Self-starter with the ability to work independently with little direction
* Ability to travel - domestic and international on a limited basis and learn commodity processes at supplier locations
* Knowledge of production planning, supply chain and/or materials management processes
* Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite
* Specific knowledge of Off-Highway Diesel Engine commodities, materials and products
* SAP experience
* Engineering or technical degree
* German language skills
Job Category
Procurement
Job Posting Date
28 Jan 2026; 00:
Pay Range
$78,778 - $128,015-Annually
Location:
Graniteville, SC
Benefits
Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.