Job Purpose:

To provide procurement category subject matter expertise to develop and implement category strategies that will:

ｄｅｌiver sustainable competitive advantage across the APAC region, within the HR, Professional Services and regional sourcing categories through: setting and ｄｅｌivering agreed annual and 5-year benefits plans aligned to divisional business strategies and requirements;
optimising cost and risk management;
the use of best in class procurement practices.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders within the business to align category strategies with the business’ needs

Promote and communicate the value of the Indirect Procurement function across the business

Design and implementation of regional category strategies across the APAC region

ｄｅｌiver sustainable cost benefits aligned to the business strategy plans, maximising the commercial levers available in the category

ｄｅｌiver other performance targets such as service, quality, supply chain and risk management.

Develop and maintain detailed supply market knowledge and tools that drive innovative sourcing solutions within the category

Work with the Global and Regional category leads to leverage Smiths global capabilities and sharing of best practice

Provide support to regional Indirects Buyers in the development and implementation of localised supply requirements

Supplier relationship management (SRM) plans for key suppliers identified within the category

Rigorous contracts for all critical, strategic and preferred suppliers within the category.

Ensure transparency, accuracy and consistency of data in the purchasing information systems

Manage accurate and on time functional and business reporting against agreed procurement performance metrics

Conduct procurement activities in accordance with stated processes, ethics, CSR and other business policies and processes.

Requirements:

Minimum of 8 years’ experience managing the specified category in an enterprise corporate environment of similar complexity to that of Smiths.

Extensive experience of using leading category management tools and techniques to develop and ｅｘｅｃute category strategies across a complex stakeholder environment

Deep category insight and understanding of the category markets, risks, commercial levers and sourcing options.

Extensive experience in developing and ｅｘｅｃuting complex negotiation plans.

Enhanced interpersonal skills which build trusting business relationships in a suitably supportive and collaborative way.

Able to adopt ａｌｔｅｒnative communication style and methods for the target audience.

English communication skill in both written and verbal

Experienced in using data to ｃｒｅａｔｅ insight and drive effective decision making.

上班地址：-上海-嘉地中心