Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. The Commercial Asset Manager is responsible for driving commercial and financial improvements across our Orthopaedics Loan & Consignment stocks (fleet) within France, Belgium and Netherlands. Initial efforts will focus on local process implementation in order to deliver plans to optimize how we use the assets to achieve sales & inventory targets and excellence in customer service.
What will you be doing:
Track and supervise our infield stock utilization at a customer level to find opportunities for improvement and then put in place actions make these improvements together with the sales force
Contribute to the annual incentive setting process
Provide guidance to the supply chain team (S&OP) fleet asset and inventory requirements to realize commercial strategies (business win/losses) across Cluster/Country
Implement, and manage a standardized process around asset and inventory fleet management. This includes forecasting fleet requirements, sales funnel management, reviewing and improving fleet productivity and setting & tracking important metric/targets
Empower and educate Sales force to effectively communicate improvement initiatives to the customers
Drive initiatives to increase fleet profitability and productivity of surgical systems
Support customer account strategies with asset and inventory allocation
Deliver service improvements (in regards to inventory management) to enhance customer satisfaction
What you will need to be successful:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field
Experience in local supply chain planning / S&OP processes
Experience with SAP or similar enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is desirable
Knowledge of orthopaedic product portfolio and associated procedures is a plus
Strong analytical and people leadership skills
Ability to drive team to complete strategies and deliver results
Fluency in French and English, any other languages being a plus
You.Unlimited.
What can we offer?
We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity- Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (https://www.smith-nephew.com/)
Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays
Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles), flexible working hours
Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship
Interesting salary and sales bonus on top of other company advantages, like meal vouchers, daily allowance, company car and many more
