Value Improvement Engineer

Job Description

Value Improvement Engineer

Full Time

Bristol

Why Rolls-Royce?

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Value Improvement Engineer to join the Defence Future Programs part of Aerospace Procurement capability in Bristol.

As a Value Improvement Engineer you will be lead the development of component/sub system cost models (inc. User Friendly Cost Standards) using appropriate Value Improvement & Engineering tools & techniques. You will also ensure that the User Friendly Cost Standards generated are deployed in line with the Global Commodity Strategy.

You will be responsible for identifying & developing cost reduction opportunities and prioritising to deliver timely target cost – through engagement within the supply chain.

Future Programmes UK and International is at the heart of securing the future growth of the Defence business. We are delivering tomorrow’s technology fast, by bringing together the company’s best engineers, programme managers and business professionals. Working in partnership with Governments, primes and new technology companies across the globe, we deliver future solutions, new and innovative power and propulsion concepts, technology, and applications to meet the customers emerging requirements.

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.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

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.

What You Will Be Doing

• Responsible for the development and content of global Commodity User Friendly Cost Standards (UFCS’s)
• Accountable and responsible for deployment of User Friendly Cost Standards training Commodity specific e.g. design & development, control of training material, planning, facilitation & ensure delivery to target population.
• Responsible for identification and implementation of supplier cost drivers & drive cost improvement.
• You will be the point of contact to for Continuously leading /mentoring Buyers/Engineering/Integrated Project Teams & SCU (IPT’s) to optimise cost during negotiation/product development process as recognised subject matter expert for allocated commodity.
  
  

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. To be successful in this role you will need.

• Engineering degree or equivalent
• Significant technical & Manufacturing knowledge of allocated commodity
• Ability to generate cost models
• Ability to provide technical and professional leadership to a global community
• Sound understanding of cost drivers
  
  

To apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.

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: Midnight 20th November 2024

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

06 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date

20 Nov 2024