Job Description Job Title: VP Supply Chain Design & Development Location: Bangalore India. Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture. Summary: The VP Supply Chain Design & Development works within the Supply Chain Strategy & Innovation team and is accountable across P&SC for translating strategic requirements into future supply-chain designs, capabilities and implementation roadmaps. Its remit covers the end-to-end supply chain, creating clear choices across network, footprint, technology, capacity and risk so proposed solutions improve resilience, competitiveness and commercial value and support long-term performance.    Working across Strategy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Programmes and business teams, and with suppliers, partners and other relevant external stakeholders, the role integrates operational, commercial and technical evidence into coherent designs and business cases. It builds high-performing relationships across organisational boundaries to drive strategic progress and maximise value. It guides early implementation, establishes clear ownership for transition into delivery and uses implementation learning to improve future design.  Key Accountabilities: Defines future supply-chain designs — translating strategic requirements into clear capability, network and operating-model choices.  Assesses design options using robust evidence — balancing footprint, technology, capacity, commercial value, cost, resilience and risk.  Develops scenarios and business cases — making value, trade-offs, dependencies and investment needs visible to decision makers.  Integrates cross-functional design — aligning Strategy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Programmes and business requirements with relevant supplier, partner and external-market insight.  Builds implementation roadmaps — sequencing sourcing, industrialisation, logistics, technology and capability changes into deliverable plans.  Guides early implementation — resolving design ambiguity and establishing clear ownership before transition into delivery.  Improves design quality through learning — using implementation evidence, benchmarking and external insight to refine future choices.  Key Experiences and Qualifications: Extensive supply-chain design, development, strategy or network-planning experience.  Strong systems thinking, scenario analysis and business-case capability, with the commercial judgement to assess value, investment and strategic trade-offs.  Experience leading complex cross-functional design, building high-performing business relationships internally and externally, and influencing senior decisions.  Ability to turn long-term ambition and uncertainty into clear, deliverable choices and roadmaps.  Proficiency in English is mandatory Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too. Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive. 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 Posting Date 11 Nov 2026; 00:11 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.

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