Regional Sourcing Manager-APAC

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. 

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.  

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Job Purpose:

The Regional Sourcing Manager for Smiths Detections APAC based businesses will oversee all Sourcing activity for all parts of the business in the APAC region. The role holder will be the focal point for all sourcing activity within the region.

Duties:

• Working with the category Management organization ensure that Sourcing strategies are aligned to business requirements and are focused on extracting maximum value from our supply base employing a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) mind set.
• Build plans that will localize supply for target categories within the Johor facilities spend portfolio.
• Build year over year cost reduction plans that consistently deliver TCO improvement for the APAC business.
• Leads business reviews with major regional suppliers to drive operational excellence and ensure strategic relationships are successfully developed
• Working with the Category Management organization optimize the number of strategic vendor partnerships across area of responsibility and drive low volume spend into preferred higher value agreements.
• Be the focal point of Sourcing activity in the APAC region providing guidance and mentorship to the category management and Sourcing team members in the region.
• Identify supplier risks via single sourcing and vulnerable supply lines and develop plans with our colleagues in P&T to mitigate these risks.
• Work with the P&T teams to ensure that our designs are cost effective for the APAC Regional and that a product lifecycle approach is taken in line with our aftermarket strategy.
• Implement global standard cost recovery process within the APAC business ensuring supplier COPQ levels are recovered from non-performance with clear supplier causality.

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Undergraduate degree in supply chain, business, engineering or other applicable fields required.
• Graduate Degree preferred
• A proven leader able to inspire team members across multiple sites.
• Minimum five years team management experience.
• Previous experience of managing teams in a multisite environment.
• Minimum Eight + years with progressive Sourcing experience.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills. Able to influence at the top table both internally within Smiths Detection and externally with supplier partners.
• Excellent communication skills with suppliers and in a matrix organization
• Proven negotiations skills that have resulted in substantial TCO reduction without compromise to quality, and delivery.
• Experience in analyzing complex data, (preferably from SAP extracts)
• Experience in drafting tender and contractual documents
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
• Ability to present information upwards to both senior management as well as to subordinate staff members.
• Previous experience working in a global matrix management structure.
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Competencies and Abilities:

• The ability and motivation to persistently pursue and achieve effective results which drive the business forward.
• The ability to effectively lead and manage the performance of people by being a role model to others, monitoring progress on objectives and behaviors and coaching others for success.
• The ability to make effective, timely decisions in a complex, global market by sourcing and analysing critical information. 
• The understanding and recognition of the organisations commercial environment and positioning themselves, their role and their actions in order to support the organisations commercial success.
• The ability to engage, challenge and work effectively with others.
• The ability to build an effective network of relationships both internally and externally, understanding their customers’ needs.
• Willing and able to identify and support change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment.

Planning and Decision Making:

• Management of supplier relationships & performance across the APAC businesses.

Impact and Scope: 

• Focal point for all supplier related activity in the APAC region.
• Effective stakeholder engagement with Senior Management team within the APAC region, Global Procurement Director & VP Global Operations & Supply chain,

Key Internal and External Relationships: 

• Operations Director Johor, Global Sourcing Director, Head of Finance APAC, Global category Managers, APAC Regional category Managers

Work balance:

• Leadership and management activities (including technical leadership): 80%
• Technical activities (design, problem solving, data analysis etc.): 20%

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

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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