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Department: Supply Chain
Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £30,600 - £37,800
Closing date: 24/08/2025
Role Related
Role Title: Buyer
Salary: £30,600 - £37,800 DOE
Location: Derby, Warrington & Manchester (flexible on location - hybrid working)
We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.
Rolls-Royce SMR is a bold and ambitious company with a highly skilled workforce that operates at pace to maintain competitive advantage and to succeed in our vision to deliver affordable energy for all.
Role Purpose:
We are seeking multiple Buyers to join our expanding procurement functions across divisions such as Partnerships, Commodities, Civils and more. Each Buyer will play a key role in developing and delivering purchasing strategies across direct and indirect categories. You'll support sourcing campaigns from initiation through to contract award, working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure best value is achieved. Purchase orders typically range from £100,000 to £2–3 million.
Key Responsibilities and Required Experience:
- Source and manage the Rolls‐Royce global supply chain to deliver cost-effective, high-quality solutions
- Support the development and execution of sourcing strategies aligned with business requirements
- Ensure compliance with functional processes, procedures, and ethical standards
- Create and manage commercial frameworks to optimise supplier performance and value
- Run strategic sourcing events including tenders and RFIs/RFQs
- Lead purchase-to-pay (P2P) activities and reporting
- Manage supplier relationships and support continuous improvement within assigned categories or projects
- Demonstrate advanced Excel and MS Office skills for cost modelling and analysis
Mandatory Experience, Training or Qualifications:
- BA degree or equivalent industry experience
- Ideally MCIPS qualified or working towards
- Proven understanding of purchasing and supply chain processes
- Strong analytical and commercial skills with advanced Excel capabilities
Beneficial Experience, Training or Qualifications:
- Experience within procurement, purchasing, commercial or supply chain environments—across any industry or sector
- Familiarity with sourcing documentation and supplier interaction, including RFIs, RFQs or tender processes
- Understanding of contractual arrangements, either locally or internationally
- Strong analytical and commercial skills to assess supplier proposals and deliver best value
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness and innovation. If you meet around 75% of the requirements and believe your skills are transferable, we’d love to hear from you.
We also welcome candidates looking to change sectors or take the next step in their career.
Pay And Benefits
Salary £30,600 - £37,800
A performance related bonus of up to 7%
An attractive pension scheme with 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
You will also receive a flexible benefits allowance of £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package to suit your needs.
28 days annual leave (plus bank holiday) with ability to buy additional days.
BUPA personal health cover
£250 one-off cash allowance on joining to spend on your home-office set-up
Company Related
We are Rolls-Royce SMR
Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.
We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.
The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.
Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues
Our Culture
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.
Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.
