Program & Services Sourcing Specialist Emea

**Company Description**
At Smiths Group, we use cutting-edge technology to design, manufacture, and deliver innovative, market-leading solutions that meet our customers’ needs and impact the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE 100 global company with approximately 14,600 employees across 50 countries.

Our solutions make a real difference around the world — enabling industrial productivity, improving healthcare, enhancing security, and advancing connectivity. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high levels of service help create a competitive advantage.

We bring together people known for their curiosity and willingness to take responsibility — individuals who thrive on challenges and are inspired by the opportunity to work in a company with nearly 170 years of innovation and five global divisions, each a specialist in its field.

**Smiths Detection** is a global leader in detection and screening technologies for the protection of people and assets, promoting safety, security, and freedom of movement in today’s world.

**Job Description** The position**:

- Engaging with Stakeholders to develop most relevant product/service specifications
- Supports the designing and deploying of category and sourcing strategies that align to the business and divisional strategies and requirements
- Delivering sustainable competitive through the effective sourcing and spend management of the within the categories
- Minimising Detection risk exposure within the category
- Utilising best in class procurement practices.
- Promote and communicate the value of the Indirect Procurement function across the business
- Coordinate with local/regional procurement to consolidate further category spend

**Missions and Responsibilities**

**Programs & Services EMEA**:

- Supports the development and implementation of the global category strategy for 3rd party services providers in the EMEA region.
- Working closely with the Service / Aftermarket team to align agreements with 3rd party service providers with our customers’ requirements and to ensure terms are passed on to them on a back-to-back basis where they exceed Smiths’ standard terms with vendors.
- Manage supplier relationships with 3rd party Service providers that perform maintenance, repairs and installations of Smiths Detection equipment for our customers in the EMEA region.
- Develop RfP material for key partners via interpretation internal client tender documents.
- Establish cost requirements for each program including but not limited to Warranty, Product Cost, Payment Terms, INCO Terms, etc.
- Proactively negotiate, aligned with legal teams, commercial and legal terms and identify/highlight any gaps aligned with customer commitments.
- Summarise key contractual and commercial outcome and risks for RORB/DORB Process and communicate to senior leadership.
- Develop plans for equipment lead times with key partners in line with client tender requirements.

**Indirect EMEA**:

- Operates in all categories.
- Engages with local/regional Stakeholders to align demand and sourcing strategy.
- Aligns sourcing activities with global indirect category strategies and delegates to Category Managers/Strategic Leads where required.
- Ensures local market dynamics, supplier availability, and regulatory requirements are met.
- Identifies cost saving opportunities, trends, cost drivers, and risks specific to the site and/or region, adapting procurement strategies accordingly.

**General**:

- Responsible for leading cross-functional teams of operational stakeholders through the sourcing process to deliver breakthrough results that deliver commercial advantage for Smiths Detection.
- Supports the Indirect Procurement Head and Category Managers in the development and implementation of a clear category strategy for the Detection Group.
- Responsible for ensuring suppliers provide value for money and business benefit to the company, including innovative proposals and following the Smiths Detection Sustainable Sourcing Strategy.
- Develop relationships with existing Suppliers that leverage spend to reduce costs whilst delivering innovation and benefit to our business.
- Develop new strategic relationships with new suppliers and partners to meet customer needs and requirements.
- Lead cost management exercises to identify waste and drive immediate savings in external costs.
- Identify opportunities to exploit economies of scale (group leverage, standardization, normalisation of suppliers etc.)
- Working with key stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of the industry and related business models is essential.
- The role is critical in driving improved customer experiences and reducing risk through the supply base within the categories.
- The role is not exhaustive, and the Company may require you from time to time to undertake other reasonable tasks within your capacity.

**Qualifications** Required Pr