Contingent Labour Lead - Germany (f/m/d)

Job Description

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.

Role Summary

The Contingent Labour Lead for Germany is responsible for leading the discovery, design, and implementation of a future-fit contingent labour operating model across Germany. The role will be based in Dahlewitz (near Berlin) and will act as the country subject-matter expert for all non-permanent labour.

Working closely with the Global Programme Lead for Non-Permanent Labour, the People (HR) Function, and Procurement, this role will lead a significant change programme. The successful candidate will play a critical role in bringing the business on the transformation journey, building trust, credibility, and strong stakeholder relationships across a complex global organisation.

What you will be doing:

Discovery & Current State Assessment

• Lead a comprehensive discovery of current contingent and non-permanent labour usage across Germany, including:

  • End-to-end processes, policies, and governance

  • Supplier landscape and commercial models

  • Spend analysis and demand drivers

  • Compliance, risk, and control environment

• Develop a clear fact base highlighting inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and value creation.

Future Model Design

• Partner with the Global Programme Lead for Non-Permanent Labour to design a future-fit contingent labour operating model for Germany.

• Ensure the future model is scalable, efficient, and fully compliant with German labour law and regulatory requirements.

• Place customer experience at the centre of the design, ensuring a simple, intuitive, and effective experience for hiring managers and stakeholders.

• Work collaboratively across the People Function and Procurement to deliver a best-in-class, end-to-end solution.

RFP, Supplier Strategy & Market Expertise

• Support the design and execution of a global and/or regional RFP and tender process for contingent labour services.

• Provide deep expertise on the German contingent labour market, supplier landscape, and legal framework.

• Contribute to supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and contracting strategy.

Implementation, Change & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead or support the implementation of the future contingent labour model in Germany, including:

  • Process design and rollout

  • VMS implementation and optimisation (ideally VNDLY)

  • Supplier onboarding and transition management

  • Communications, training, and adoption

• Play a visible leadership role in a significant change programme, engaging senior stakeholders and bringing the business on the transformation journey.

• Build strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers, business leaders, and functional partners to ensure sustained adoption and success.

Governance, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure ongoing compliance with German labour law, co-employment regulations, and risk controls.

• Establish robust governance, reporting, and performance management frameworks.

• Drive continuous improvement through data, insights, and stakeholder feedback.

• Support readiness for potential future expansion into global or multi-country contingent labour services.

Position requirements:

• Proven experience leading contingent labour or non-permanent workforce solutions in Germany.
• Deep specialist knowledge of German contingent labour delivery models and local labour law.
• Fluency in German and English (written and verbal).
• Strong understanding of Vendor Management Systems (VMS); experience with VNDLY is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex change programmes in a global, matrixed organisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence, engage, and bring the business on a transformation journey.
• Strong analytical capability, including spend analysis and insight-led decision making.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.

Desirable:

• Experience supporting or leading global or multi-country contingent labour programmes.
• Knowledge of the UK and US contingent labour markets and regulatory environments.
• Experience supporting global RFPs and large-scale supplier transitions.
• Exposure to Global Business Services (GBS) or shared services environments.

What do we offer:

• 12 months fixed-term contract with possible extension
• Development opportunities: This is a high-impact transformation role with potential to extend in the future to cover global contingent labour services
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid work model (2 days in the office / 3 days from home

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