Operation Procurement Specialist

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.

Sourcing & Selection: Identify and qualify subcontractors for goods and services based on project requirements.

RFQ & Bid Evaluation: Issue Requests for Quotation (RFQs), analyze bids, and select suppliers based on cost, quality, and delivery performance.

Negotiation: Negotiate pricing, terms, and conditions to achieve best value for the organization.

Contract Management: Draft, review, and administer subcontracts ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations

Supplier Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, monitor performance, and resolve disputes or delivery issues.

Compliance: Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and company standards throughout the procurement process.

Documentation: Maintain accurate procurement records, including purchase orders, contracts, and correspondence.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Planning, OFT, finance, and legal teams to align procurement activities with project goals.

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to subcontractor performance and delivery schedules.

Support operation team in push and pull of material,

PO management: Converting Subcontract PR to PO,

Support safe workplace cultures and compliance with Smiths EH&S

Key Accountabilities

Create and maintain source list and PIR per GPN

Pull forward request, original supplier promise is later than our request,

Consignment & Vendor Managed Inventory stock negotiations,

Lead time negotiation for external bought out parts,

Contract creation, maintenance, governance and monitoring in the ERP System,

Local supplier NC handling and managing debit notes.

MRBR review and actioning

Minimum 5 +years of overall experience in manufacturing environment, 1 years in supply chain/ Purchase role

Experience in procuring/sourcing from our industries would be advantageous

Experience in handling import items and customs knowledge will be preferred.

Knowledge of SAP will be preferred.

Knowledge of Inco terms

Diploma or BE in Mechanical Engineering

Vendor delivery performance

Manage Vendor master data (create, unblock and maintain)

Lead time reduction

Manage Exception messages

Past Dues Manage

PPV savings

% On Time Delivery to Request

% On Time Delivery to Promise

Support Machining Category Manager

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, Women@Work 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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