Head of New Part Introduction

Rolls-Royce SMR

Head of New Part Introduction at Rolls-Royce SMR leading supply chain for Small Modular Reactor technology. Ensuring alignment of engineering releases and commercial commitments with extensive NPI experience.

Posted 8/1/2026full-timeDerby • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLead💰 £85,000 - £113,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Product Development (NPD) within a complex, regulated international business, emphasizing strong project management and leadership capabilities across multi-disciplinary teams.

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NPI/NPD ExperienceProject Management LeadershipOperational ReadinessRegulatory ComplianceTeam Management

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Supply Chain CapabilityIndustrialisation ReadinessGovernanceQuality ReadinessEnd-to-End NPI StrategyComplex International BusinessHighly Regulated Sector

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure that supply chain capability, industrialisation readiness, and supplier performance are fully aligned with engineering releases, customer programme requirements, commercial commitments, and long‑term business strategy
Provide enterprise leadership to deliver First‑of‑Fleet (FOAF) and ongoing NPI demand with strong governance, disciplined programme management, and high levels of operational, regulatory, and quality readiness
Act as the primary integrator across functions, and suppliers, to ensure new parts are industrialised, qualified, and delivered on time to cost, quality, and performance targets
Manage a sizeable team, with up to nine direct reports
Define and deliver the end‑to‑end NPI strategy across the global supply chain

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive NPI/NPD experience in a complex international business operating in a highly regulated sector
Large-scale project and programme management leadership, with evidence that their supply chain has successfully delivered on time and to plan
Fabulous management and influencing capabilities - across multi-disciplinary teams, senior executives, our supply chain and, of course, our customers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus: Up to 17% (performance related)
Personal Benefits Allowance of £8,500
Pension: 12% employer / 6% employee
Holidays: 28 days + public holidays (option to buy/sell up to 5/4 days)
Private Medical Insurance: BUPA
Life Assurance: 6× pensionable pay
Home Office Support: £250 one off payment for new starters