Vice President of In-Contract Excellence

Job Title: Vice President of In-Contract Excellence

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 in office days a week

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN

An exciting opportunity as our Vice-President In Contract Excellence has arisen.

In this role you will be accountable for leading a team of Procurement professionals to ensure that Rolls-Royce executes our supplier contracts and long-term agreements to the highest standard – ensuring the expected value delivered from the contract is achieved and that both our operational and cost targets are achieved. In this role you will travel up to 20% domestically with possible 5% international travel.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the 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:

• Lead a team of procurement professionals to deliver the expected cost and operational value from our supplier contracts
• Ensure defined sourcing activities are completed on time to support business needs
• Ensure opportunities to obtain cost down or other benefit from our supplier contracts are identified and executed
• Lead engagement with our engineering, manufacturing operations and other business teams to identify and facilitate new opportunities for cost reduction
• Ensure the timely and favorable resolution of supplier disputes, claims and contractual remedies
• Lead the strategic procurement activities to support the successful execution of transfers and major projects
• Lead the procurement accountabilities and performance metrics within the Rolls-Royce supplier engagement and performance framework, including supplier cost scorecards
• Ensure the timely closure of any commercial or cost issues which are or could affect operational activities or the ability to achieve financial targets
• Coordinate the team to support product change activities such as modifications or prototyping activities, ensuring the best commercial terms and supplier performance is achieved
• Ensure in-contract ESG requirements, including but not limited to sustainability, legislative requirements and ethical working policies are maintained by our contracted supply chain

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 behaviours 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 10+ years of procurement or commercial experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of procurement or commercial experience OR
• Master’s degree and 6+ years of procurement or commercial experience, OR
• JD/PhD and 3+ years of procurement or commercial experience, OR
• 12+ years of procurement or commercial experience in lieu of a degree
• In order to be eligible for consideration for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience leading procurement activities in a complex supply chain and working with external parties to deliver value
• Prior experience managing contractual disputes and/or supplier claims reading and understanding long term agreements
• Previously worked across areas of the business to manage stakeholders and influence

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 per week.

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Closing date: August 8, 2025

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.