Rolls-Royce
Aerospace
VicePresident-ProductCost
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“Vice President - Product Cost at Rolls-Royce. Skills: Product cost programme, Cross-functional coordination, Stakeholder management, Operational metrics. Lead a cross-functional programme to define and exceed industry benchmark performance on cost out. Define product cost operating model and governance structure”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver group mid-term commitments; Transform Rolls-Royce into a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing business; Achieve industry best-in-class product cost performance; Drive improved business profit; Drive improved business cash
Industry & Context.
Navigate complex problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Significant breadth and depth of experience across Operations or Engineering businesses, Exceptional stakeholder management skills, Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation, Strategic leadership and/or change management experience within a complex engineering industry delivering transformational performance improvement, Demonstrable experience of leading large, cross functional teams delivering complex programmes which drive improved business profit and/or cash, Able to effectively manage ambiguous information, navigate complex problems and translate information into simple and efficient messaging
Nice to Have
Experience in sourcing strategy, Technology development and introduction, Lean manufacturing
What You'll Do.
Lead a cross-functional programme to define and exceed industry benchmark performance on cost out
Define product cost operating model and governance structure
Maximise return on investment
Facilitate flawless execution on commitments
Provide leadership to multi-billion-pound Civil Aerospace product cost programme
Develop and lead key cost reduction themes
Contribute to continuous improvement of product cost operating model
Provide robust governance to facilitate on-time delivery
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead cross functional operational and engineering teams; Work with product team
Communication Scope
Communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation; Translate information into simple and efficient messaging
Process & Methodology
Manage complex programmes, Manage risks and opportunities
Full Job Description
## **Job Description** **Vice President - Product Cost** **Full Time** **Derby/ Hybrid (flexible with usually 3 days per week on site)** **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. An exciting opportunity is available for a Vice President – Product Cost to lead elements of a Rolls-Royce key strategic theme, essential to delivering our group mid-term commitments. This Vice President – Product Cost role is accountable for providing leadership to our multi-billion-pound Civil Aerospace product cost programme as we transform Rolls-Royce into a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing business. You will develop and lead key cost reduction themes including new technology adoption, cost engineering, supply chain sourcing, functional improvement and manufacturing operations excellence. **What you will be doing:** The Vice President – Product Cost will lead a cross-functional programme to define and exceed industry benchmark performance on cost out. You will help define our product cost operating model and governance structure to maximise return on investment and facilitate flawless execution on our commitments: Other key accountabilities will include: * Strategic leadership of elements of our Civil Aerospace product cost programme * Understand engine specific product cost targets, aggregate total requirements and lead cross functional operational and engineering teams to develop a granular visions and strategy, supported by a robust product cost reduction pipeline * Develop robust internal and external benchmarking
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