Sr Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise a small group of Purchasing Specialists and ensure adherance to daily Standard Work for purchasing team members See Key Accountabilities. Effective Supplier Management
• Liaise with internal and external suppliers to expedite delivery where required to meet business needs
• Act as the point of contact/liaison between suppliers and internal stakeholders where required
• Track and manage supplier delivery performance to meet JC targets and requirements Data Management
• Ensure new pricing and supplier data is updated in ERP system consistently accurately and regularly.
• Act as a recognized system expert for SAP P2P
• Supervise a small team of Purchasing Specialists
• Create modify update and manage the acknowledgment of Purchase Orders (POs) from Requisition to Delivery for Direct materials and relevant subcontract services
• Ensure PO acknowledgements from suppliers are complete and relevant data always updated in ERP system
• Manage the return of defective items to suppliers and implement any associated PO management activities (eg management of Return POs)
• Approve and release POs in accordance with the designated approval levels in the DoA
• Resolve MRP Exception messages on a daily basis
• Ensure PO creation and management is aligned to any global contract that is in place
• Resolve invoice holds
• Drive purchase transaction automation through the ERP
• Drive positive commercial impact:
• Conduct basic RFQs as required to identify supplier and price for requirements
• Build collaborative relationships with internal customers suppliers and global team members
• Work with the supply market and internal customers to optimize lead times and inventory for JC in line with agreed targets
• Collection of Vendor Master Data for supplier onboarding or supplier management purposes
• Project team contributions as directed
• Supplier qualification activity
• Negotiation
• PR to PO Turnaround
• Purchase order ageing
• MRP exception msg status
• Purchase order acknowledgements obtained
• PPV
• Invoice hold value

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Skills and Responsibilities:

7 years of experience working within a purchasing department
Understanding of MRP driven procurement (SAP ideally)
Able to read and understand technical drawings
Analytical skills - Good knowledge of Microsoft programs Power BI data extraction and analysis including Excel v-lookup and pivot tables
Process-driven approach and systems thinking
Ability to solve problems and make improvements to process with support and in a structured way (e.g. A3) able to use data to inform decisions
Excellent communication and relationship management skills
Ability to project a positive and professional image on behalf of the organization always promoting ethical procurement
Leadership Behaviours
Take accountability & ownership
Delivers results at pace

Additional Information :

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 race colour 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)

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

Department / Functional Area: Procurement
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1