Indirect Purchasing Supervisor'

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

• 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

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)

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.

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