Program Manager – Procurement

Job Description

Job Title: Program Manager – Procurement

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

There is an exciting opportunity as a Program Manager for Rolls-Royce, where you will support the Master Program schedule to ensure procurement plans for the assigned project are current, regularly reviewed and management reports on status of key deliverables are produced for the executive leadership team to review. As part of our LibertyWorks team, you will work to mitigate risks for our Defense business unit.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most 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.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

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:

• Manage the relationships with partners and suppliers and collaborate with multi-functional teams to ensure that strategies meet the needs of current and future manufacturing programs
• Support the deployment of risk management practices to assess, communicate and mitigate supply chain risks
• Lead the function in delivering supplier performance targets and sustained improvement across cost, quality, delivery, technology, and management
• Work with the suppliers to identify and deliver cost reduction opportunities in line with the project needs while ensuring suppliers perform in line with the agreed contractual frameworks
• Support the execution of sourcing and commercial activities to maximize the value proposition across designated commodities
• Understand the current supply base, supplier economics and major trends in relevant markets to spearhead the resolution of cost issues and commercial disputes

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 behaviors 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’s degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain or Operations with 4+ years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment OR;
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain or Operations with 2+ years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment OR;
• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain or Operations OR;
• JD/PHD OR;
• In lieu of a degree, 6 years’ experience in a supply chain or operations environment

Preferred Requirements:

• Previous experience in an operations or maintenance scheduling role preferred
• Prior experience with SAP

Relocation assistance is not available for this opportunity.

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

Close Date: July 22, 2026

Job Category

Procurement

Job Posting Date

08 Jul 2026; 00:07

Pay Range

$81,520 - $132,470-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

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.