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Title: Sr. Project Manager - Cost Out Procurement

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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.

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.

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.

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

Benefits

The Business Unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brandmtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that are even cleaner and smarter and thus provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These clean and technologically-advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.