Portfolio Executive

Rolls-Royce

. Lead the Manufacturing Operations portfolio, integrating strategy, delivery, affordability, risk, and investment decisions into a coherent forward-looking plan .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeDerby • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in portfolio governance, capital investment management, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment across manufacturing operations and strategic business planning. Possesses strong analytical skills to interpret complex data and develop actionable insights for decision-making.

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Portfolio Management ExpertiseCapital Investment ManagementStakeholder ManagementAnalytical CapabilityBudget Management

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Hard Skills

Portfolio GovernanceCapital BudgetsInvestment DecisionsRisk ManagementData AnalysisBusiness Case DevelopmentOperational Budget ManagementFramework EstablishmentDelivery DisciplinesPerformance Metrics

Soft Skills

Stakeholder EngagementCollaborationResiliencePragmatismInfluencing Skills

Industry Keywords

Manufacturing OperationsSupply Chain RisksBusiness ContinuityExecutive InsightCross-Functional Teams

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Manufacturing Operations portfolio, integrating strategy, delivery, affordability, risk, and investment decisions into a coherent forward-looking plan
Own the Engineering Spend and Capital budgets for Manufacturing Operations, ensuring alignment, governance, and executive approval across the Five-Year Plan and other business planning cycles
Drive portfolio governance and prioritisation processes, balancing capacity, resources, funding, and business risk
Provide executive-level insight and challenge on capital investment, engineering spends, resource demand, and benefit realisation
Coordinate stakeholders across Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and Programme teams
Maintain an enterprise-wide view of operational, supply chain, and business continuity risks, supporting delivery commitments and long-term resilience

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong ability to take a holistic business view, ensuring alignment across multiple processes, functions, and performance metrics
Excellent analytical capability, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify meaningful insights, and develop evidence-based recommendations
Comfortable operating in highly ambiguous environments and navigating across multiple business processes and organisational priorities
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior leaders and cross-functional teams through formal governance structures
Strong programme and portfolio management expertise, with the ability to establish robust frameworks, controls, and delivery disciplines
Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets, investment decisions, affordability challenges, and business case development
Collaborative, resilient, and pragmatic
Experience of capital investment projects and/or operational budget management would be beneficial

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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Respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace