Rolls-Royce
Regional Buyer
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Work type
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- Not listed
- Clearance
- Not required
- U.S. citizenship
- Not stated
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
About the role
Job Description
What you will be doing?
- Develop and lead sourcing activities from proposal to contract signature, to include negotiation, performing cost analysis by creating Total Cost or Acquisition/ Product Cost Lifecycle Models, and building business cases to select high performing supplier’s that meet the Rolls-Royce cost, quality, delivery, sustainability, management, and technology objectives.
- Lead contract management, including drafting, negotiating, and finalising agreements with suppliers to ensure compliance and optimise terms.
- Manage the process of Identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks within the supply chain to ensure continuity and resilience.
- Working with the relevant functions and stakeholders to lead and contribute to building and maintaining category strategies within the designated category to draw value for Rolls-Royce, whilst keeping up to date with key market trends and technologies
- Experience of managing supplier relationships and in contract supplier management, including supplier performance management, leading cost reduction activities, and resolving commercial issues.
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 behaviors and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
- Experience of working as a buyer in a regulated or complex industry demonstrates strong experience in strategic sourcing as well as managing supplier relationships and in-contract supplier management.
- You will need to understand risk management and building a resilient supply chain
- Proven track record of successful negotiations, coupled with strong commercial and financial skills with an understanding of Total Cost of Acquisition/Product Cost Lifecycles and associated levers/analytics.
- Excellent communication, influencing, relationship management skills with focus on drawing value for the company.
- Passion to drive change and make a difference combined with ability to solve complex problems, demonstrating digital awareness and analytical capability
- Experience of reviewing and drafting contracts
Key Accountability:
- Execute the category strategy, strategic sourcing, contract execution, claim & dispute management, and commercial requirements for the aligned suppliers, and draft internal escalation proposal as needed for approval and in charge of supplier cascade down communications.
- Manage the commercial disputes and claims with the aligned suppliers to optimal output for RR
- Manage day to day contractual tasks to resolution across the aligned category supply chain, including order management, lead time, LTA price management/amendment, spot buy RFQ & negotiation, CoS dwg management, design change, raw material coverage, MOQs, contractual cut-overs and alignment of SAs/ POs to supplier shares etc.
- Commercial leger update and MPV management.
- Process purchasing award summaries and purchasing documents for suppliers directly related to production material.
- Assist in the development of International Commodity Team strategies that align with Global/Regional Purchasing and Logistics Objectives
- Manage cross-functional projects on time and within budget.
- Develop sourcing lists and monitor supplier performance.
- Aggressively resolve all pricing, invoicing and contract related issues with the suppliers
- Negotiate pricing, terms and annual contracts with suppliers.
- Support procurement data analysis, e.g., spending/demand, communication coordination and other ad hoc assignment as per needed from line manager.
- Support TCO/Technical cost-out activities by working with ME to score supplier’s cost performance based on cost-out initiatives and its implementation.
- Manage any day-to-day tasks working within our brand new system
- Maintain open communication between internal departments, management, and suppliers. Work with SMT, Program and financial team etc. stakeholders to deliver a high performing supply chain.
Key Experience & Qualifications
- BA degree or equivalent in a business related field or CIPS qualification
- Experience working as a Strategic Buyer with site operational experience.
- A team player with a can-do attitude who can work in a range of teams and stakeholders.
- A proven track record of delivering results; business and commercial acumen
- Be comfortable to work in a cross-culture and functional environment with strong self-mapping capability to solve problems; willingness to learn and be part of a matrix and diversified team.
- Good planning/project management skill
- Demonstrate cost conscious behavior by optimizing our operational cost where possible, and ensure compliance to our process
- Aviation/Engineering background for raw material and/or metal processing would be a plus
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.