Procurement Operations Team Lead (Purchasing) Full Time NEW

Job Title: Procurement Operations Team Lead (Purchasing)

Location : Bangalore.

Why 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 Procurement Operations Team Lead (Purchasing) will play a critical role in ensuring accurate and efficient execution of core procurement processes. Your primary responsibilities include delivery of procurement operations core processes, including creating and managing purchase orders (POs) to enable timely and compliant transactions, resolving invoice discrepancies, and supporting issue resolution with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Support team by overseeing purchasing and invoice resolution execution activities
• Create, validate, and manage POs to ensure timely and accurate procurement transactions
• Investigate and resolve PO and invoice discrepancies, collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to ensure smooth payment processes.
• Maintain accurate PRs and validate requirements with stakeholders to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Identify and recommend process improvements related to the operation of tasks such as increasing efficiency, effectiveness and improvement of customer service
• Enable and support completion of process compliance and licence to operate audits to ensure processes remain fit for purpose and standardised across teams
• Work closely with suppliers, finance, and procurement teams to resolve issues and maintain service quality
• Work on ticket-based system to respond to purchasing requests

Qualifications

• +5 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management, across indirect and direct categories.
• Hands-on experience with PO creation, invoice resolution, and procurement documentation
• Experience working in aerospace or defence, or other complex manufacturing industry
• Understanding of procurement policies, governance frameworks and compliance assessments related to aerospace and defence
• Working knowledge of SAP, Ivalua, Coupa
• Demonstrated experience in delivering excellent customer service and influencing others Proven track record in delivering business results and achieving objectives
• Passion for continuous improvement and quality improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma

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

10 Jun 2026; 00:06