Product Cost Manager - Trent 700/Trent 900

Product Cost Manager - Trent 700/Trent 900 Rolls-Royce is seeking a Product Cost Manager to join the Trent Fleet & Mature Engines value stream, supporting the Trent 700 and Trent 900 programmes. This role is responsible for defining and delivering the product cost strategy across the engine lifecycle, ensuring cost competitiveness while enabling sustainable margin growth.Working across Engineering, Manufacturing Operations and Procurement, the Product Cost Manager will lead cost optimisation initiatives, drive cost transparency across the value stream, and ensure robust cost governance across key business processes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the commercial success and long-term profitability of the Trent installed fleet. As Product Cost Manager, you will lead product cost strategy and performance across the Trent 700 and Trent 900 value streams. Product Cost Strategy Define and deliver the product cost strategy across the Trent 700 and Trent 900 lifecycle, ensuring cost competitiveness and unit cost and margin improvement. Own product cost inputs into key business processes including: Ensure product cost is fully embedded in strategic decision-making and investment planning. Preferred requirements: We are looking for someone commercially minded, with strong analytical capability and the ability to influence across complex cross-functional teams. Understanding of product lifecycle economics, ideally within aerospace, manufacturing or engineering-led industries. Strong commercial and financial acumen. Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability. Ability to influence and challenge across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to translate complex operational data into clear financial insights.Experience in business strategy, finance, cost management or commercial roles within complex engineering or industrial environments. Experience working across cross-functional teams including engineering, operations and procurement.Experience contributing to business planning, financial modelling or cost strategy development. What we offer: We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.