Job Description

Procurement Data & Analytics Manager

Full time

Derby/Hybrid

The Procurement Data & Analytics Manager is responsible for transforming procurement’s data into strategic, actionable insights. This role blends strong analytical capability with commercial acumen, enabling better decision-making, driving value, and improving supplier performance.

You will own the procurement data landscape, develop dashboards and advanced analytics, partner with category managers to identify opportunities, and help shape the organisation’s data strategy. The ideal candidate is excited by the future of digital procurement, understands the power of analytics and AI, and can translate complex data into compelling stories.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce, we’re dedicated to cutting-edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating the critical systems and technologies that shape the future of aviation, energy, and beyond. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-changing projects, supported by a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and your professional growth.

What you will be doing

Data Strategy & Governance

Lead the development and execution of the procurement data and analytics strategy.
Define and maintain data standards, taxonomies, and governance structures to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Manage strategy for master data for suppliers, categories, spend, contracts, and risk information.
Ensure data quality through regular monitoring, cleansing, and automation initiatives.

Analytics & Insights

Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reporting suites covering spend, savings, supplier performance, risk, and sustainability.
Use advanced analytics (forecasting, clustering, scenario modelling, cost drivers, should-cost) to generate insights.
Identify and quantify value opportunities across categories (e.g., consolidation, demand optimisation, leakage reduction).
Drive predictive and prescriptive analytics initiatives to support strategic sourcing and supplier management.

Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with category managers, buyers, finance, and operational teams to understand needs and deliver relevant insights.
Present analytical findings in a clear, commercial, and compelling way to senior stakeholders.
Influence decision-making by recommending data-driven strategies and interventions.

Automation & Digital Enablement

Support the deployment and adoption of digital procurement tools.
Develop the data strategy to enable introduction of AI-driven capabilities.
Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting and analysis processes.

Continuous Improvement

Champion data literacy across procurement, delivering training and best practices.
Monitor market trends in digital procurement, analytics, and AI to inform capability development.
Lead or support cross-functional projects to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness.

What you’ll get:

Great salary and benefits

On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more.

Positions Requirements

Proven experience in procurement analytics, supply chain analytics, business intelligence, or a similar data-focused role.
Strong understanding of procurement processes (category management, sourcing, contracts, supplier management).
Excellent communication skills—able to translate data into stories for non-technical audiences.
Curious, analytical, and highly data-literate.
Comfortable challenging assumptions and influencing decisions through evidence.
Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.

The role is likely to include working shift patterns as our facility runs 24/7.

Our future vision is to deepen our world-class engineering and technology capability and lead next generation thinking for our customers. We will play our part in the energy transition for a more sustainable world. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing date for applications: 6th March 2026

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.

Job Category

Procurement