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At Smith+Nephew, we craft and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.\nThe Regional Inventory Specialist supports the effective management of field inventory, consignment stock, loaner surgical sets and capital assets across the region. The role drives inventory accuracy, asset utilisation and timely issue resolution through cycle count coordination, reconciliation, variance investigation, stakeholder partnering and performance reporting. Working closely with Sales, Customer Care, Operations, Finance, Quality and regional Supply Chain teams, the role helps optimise inventory investment, protect revenue recognition and maintain compliant, accurate inventory and surgical set records.\nWhat will you be doing?\nCoordinate hospital consignment stock cycle count management across the assigned region, including planning, scheduling, execution, reconciliation and closure of annual cycle counts with Sales organisation stakeholders, hospitals and third-party providers.\nEnsure field assets and inventory are physically verified at the required frequency; reconcile stock counts to item and batch level, update records appropriately and follow Smith+Nephew tracking and escalation protocols for missing stock.\nInvestigate inventory variances in coordination with Sales and Customer Care, resolving transactional, location, batch and ownership discrepancies promptly to support accurate and timely revenue recognition.\nMonitor and drive resolution of open billing, due-back inventory, overdue loans, missing items and consignment returns, escalating material risks, ageing items and barriers to closure.\nConduct regular inventory and asset audits, analyse utilisation and inventory performance, and recommend actions to improve Days of Sales Inventory (DSI), surgical set turns and the effectiveness of placed inventory and assets.\nWork with cross-functional teams to support bill of materials accuracy and surgical set configuration integrity across ERP and case-booking systems, including investigation and correction of component, batch, instrument and configuration discrepancies.\nMaintain accurate issue, location and status records for capital equipment, consignment inventory and loaner sets provided to Sales representatives, territories, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations.\nCoordinate stock movement and deployment activities, including RFI requests, consignment changes, loaner set creation, stock transfers, batch swaps, broken or missing instrument replacement and return of excess inventory to the trade warehouse.\nMonitor short-dated and expired inventory, partner with stakeholders to mitigate expiry risk, and coordinate returns, redeployment or write-off in accordance with approved processes.\nPrepare inventory reports, KPI dashboards and management insights; communicate material risks, opportunities, count status, inventory exposure and corrective-action progress to relevant stakeholders.\nCollaborate with regional Supply Chain leads and process owners to identify and implement inventory, asset-management and workflow improvements, including use of sales automation and standardised procedures.\nMaintain compliance with quality, HSE and inventory-control requirements, keep procedures and records current, and support Quality assurance programs across the region.\nBuild effective relationships with Business Unit leaders, Sales teams, Customer Care, Warehouse, Finance, Quality, hospitals, customers and third-party providers; support colleagues through information sharing, problem-solving and change implementation.\nWhat will you need to be successful?\nSuccess in the role will requires a combination of technical knowledge, soft skills, and a deep understanding of both the business and service-providing sides of an organization.\nSuccessful candidates would need the following:\nRelevant tertiary qualification in supply chain, logistics, business, finance, data analytics or a related discipline is desirable. \nDemonstrated logistics or inventory-control experience, strong SAP and Microsoft \nStrong analytical and problem-solving capability; attention to detail; inventory reconciliation; stakeholder coordination; clear written and verbal communication\nYou. Unlimited.\nWe believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.\nInclusion + Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website https://www.smith-nephew.com\nYour Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.\nWork/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!\nYour Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.\nFlexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).\nTraining: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.\nStay connected by joining our Talent Community.\nWe're more than just a company - we'rea community! Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day.\nCheck us out on Glassdoor for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. 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