Title: Sr. Project Manager – Cost Out Procurement
Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.
Position Summary:
The Project Manager Cost Out Procurement is responsible for planning, steering, and implementing global and regional costout projects within Procurement. The objective of this role is the systematic identification, analysis, and realization of sustainable costreduction potential across the entire supply chain. Through indepth market analyses, technical product evaluations, supplier base optimization, and effective negotiations, the position holder makes a significant contribution to the company’s profitability and competitiveness.
Pay Range
$84,351 - $137,071-Annually
Key Accountabilities:
Project Management for CostOut Initiatives
Planning, leading, and monitoring costout projects. Developing project plans, milestones, resource requirements, and savings targets. Managing crossfunctional teams (Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Finance, Production). Ensuring ontime execution, reporting, and risk management.
Market and Supplier Analysis
Identifying new global procurement markets with significant savings potential. Conducting detailed market analyses, benchmarks, and comparative cost calculations. Applying international BestCostCountry sourcing strategies. Evaluating and selecting suitable suppliers based on price, quality, delivery performance, and sustainability.
Technical Expertise & Cost Analysis
Analyzing product specifications, manufacturing technologies, and material costs. Preparing ShouldCost analyses and TCO models. Identifying technical optimization and DesigntoCost opportunities in collaboration with Engineering.
Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement
Supporting the analysis and improvement of procurement processes to increase efficiency and cost transparency. Defining and implementing standards for costout methodology, reporting, and KPIs.
International Collaboration
Close cooperation with global procurement organizations, technical teams, and international plants. Managing global costout programs across multiple regions. Sharing best practices and scaling successful initiatives to additional sites.
Basic Requirements:
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field plus 5 years of experience in Procurement, CostOut Management, Value Engineering, or technical project management or 9 years of experience in Procurement, CostOut Management, Value Engineering, or technical project management Several years of experience in Procurement, CostOut Management, Value Engineering, or technical project management. Willingness to travel internationally.
Preferred Qualifications:
Manufacturing and Power generation experience preferred. Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and productrelated cost structures. Excellent analytical skills, including ShouldCost analysis, cost modeling, TCO assessments, and data analysis. Experience in international project management and crossfunctional collaboration. Strong negotiation skills and confident communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Structured, proactive working style with high autonomy and solution orientation. Very good English and German language skills. High level of initiative and a proactive mindset.
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.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
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.
Employment Type: Full TimeJob Title: Manufacturing Engineering Technical Specialist, Gears & Shafts
Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)
Working Location: Indianapolis, IN
Pay Range : $122,741 - $199,454-Annually
As the Manufacturing Engineering Technical Specialist for Machining, you will have the opportunity to use your ideas to help shape the future for Rolls-Royce North America’s external supply chain gear and shaft manufacturing. You will lead all technical aspects of the gear and shaft external supply chain manufacturing activities in both development and production with accountability to ensure quality, cost, and delivery requirements are met. You will be instrumental in ensuring technical and procedural processes and organizations are ready for industrialization. The technical specialist will be recognized as an authoritative source of gear and shaft manufacturing technical expertise and advice in the North American external supply chain and viewed as a key member of the broader team of technical expertise by senior capability leadership. In this role you will travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.
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.
What you will be doing:
Lead a cross-functional team, with manufacturing emphasis, to achieve program objectives and deliver products to the customer at the right time, cost, quality and responsiveness Provide gear and shaft manufacturing input to design engineering to assure component designs are producible & facilitate design for manufacture supplier events Lead & represent manufacturing perspective regarding sourcing strategy Develop & conduct supplier manufacturing readiness and technical risk assessments Provide support to supplier with quality requirements (fixed process, FAIR, PPAP, SABRe) Perform supplier hardware delivery source inspections Create the environment for continuous improvement with the emphasis on sharing and searching for best practice
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 with 7+ years of Operations, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing experience, OR Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of Operations, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing experience, OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of Operations, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing experience, OR PhD, OR 9+ years of Operations, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing experience in lieu of a degree In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. CitizenPreferred Requirements:
Strong understanding of gear, spline and shaft manufacturing processes, special processes related to gears and splines, and inspection techniques, including analytical gear chart interpretation. Strong problem-solving skills related to gear and spline manufacturing. Familiarity with industry gear and spline specifications. I.e. ISO, AGMA, ANSI Strong understanding of product industrialization, APQP/PPAP, and FAIR Experience of operating within a global volume manufacturing environment and with teaching & mentoring gear and shaft manufacturing processes/inspection operations Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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.
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.
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.
Employment Type: Full Time
