Indirect Purchasing Supervisor
Indirect Purchasing Supervisor
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Job Description
- Coach lead and develop diverse talent to build a high-performance purchasing team through adherence to Standard Work demonstrate commitment to this environment through their own Leadership Standard Work while fostering an inclusive culture.
- Align suppliers to the requirements of purchase order product specifications and delivery terms.
- Ensure production or sales & aftermarket operations for the regions in the PSC portfolio can be executed as planned through effective purchasing while contributing to working capital improvement (inventory payment terms).
- Deliver best value to Smiths through the management of costs and the execution of category strategy in transactional purchasing.
- Structure the team to make best use of available resource and provide the required operational service.
- Demonstrate awareness of overall business strategy and actively seek to contribute towards its achievement.
- Manage daily tasks issues and priorities on a self-directed basis escalating to procurement leadership as appropriate.
- PR to PO Turnaround
- Purchase order ageing
- Purchase order acknowledgements obtained
- PPV-Analyze market trends and competitiveness and drive cost competitiveness in determining the purchase pricing
- Invoice hold value
- Supplier OTD
- Lead time accuracy
- Supplier count
- Cost avoidance
- PO volumes (spend and line count)
- Ensure Compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
- Work collaboratively with concerned stakeholders and provide necessary support and solutions
- Analyze procurement data and identify cost saving opportunities and process improvements
- Ensure lead time towards delivery of materials as per the agreed terms and conditions internally and externally
- Supplier Rationalization
- Spend Covered with Contract Catalogues
Qualifications :
- Experience of leading and building diverse teams both directly and remotely (min. 5 years)
- Professional certification in Procurement or Supply Chain Management i.e APICS CPIM CIPS and/or suitable tertiary qualification (Bachelors) and/or demonstrable success in a similar role;
- Strong analytical capability and ability to formulate plans from data;
- Lean problem-solving skills root cause analysis methodologies i.e. A3;
- Strong IT system skills; MS packages Power BI
- Knowledge of indirect purchasing global contracting payment terms & localized/global supplier base
- Knowledge of supply contracts and applicable terms for operational purchasing:
- Understanding of Category Management approaches and tools;
- Understanding of corporate governance requirements in the context of purchasing operations supplier onboarding/management and the P2P cycle.
- English fluency (written and spoken)
Additional Information :
With colleagues stretching across the globe we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans Pride Network Black Employee Network Network and Neurodiversity.
Across our company we recognize excellence culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities people and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day a global celebration of Smiths around our network.
Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits while helping engineer a better future.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
