Inventory Specialist

Smith & Nephew Pte Ltd; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith+Naphew is seeking an Inventory Specialist to manage field inventory, consignment stock, loaner surgical sets and capital assets across the region. You will drive accuracy, asset utilisation and timely issue resolution, partnering with Sales, Customer Care, Operations, Finance and Quality to optimise inventory investments.

Responsibilities include coordinating cycle counts, verifying asset records, investigating variances, and producing KPI dashboards for management.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in supply chain, logistics, business, finance, data analytics or a related discipline is desirable.
• Demonstrated logistics or inventory-control experience.
• Strong SAP and Microsoft proficiency.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate hospital consignment stock cycle count management with Sales, hospitals and third-party providers.
• Verify field assets and inventory counts; reconcile to item/batch level and update records.
• Investigate variances with Sales and Customer Care to support revenue recognition.
• Monitor billing, overdue loans, and consignment returns; escalate material risks.
• Prepare inventory reports, KPI dashboards and management insights for stakeholders.

Skills

Inventory control

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder coordination

Cycle counts

Education

Tertiary qualification in supply chain

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Naphew, we craft and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

The 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.

What will you be doing?

Coordinate 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.

Ensure 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+Naphew tracking and escalation protocols for missing stock.

Investigate inventory variances in coordination with Sales and Customer Care, resolving transactional, location, batch and ownership discrepancies promptly to support accurate and timely revenue recognition.

Monitor 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.

Conduct 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.

Work 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.

Maintain accurate issue, location and status records for capital equipment, consignment inventory and loaner sets provided to Sales representatives, territories, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations.

Coordinate 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.

Monitor short-dated and expired inventory, partner with stakeholders to mitigate expiry risk, and coordinate returns, redeployment or write-off in accordance with approved processes.

Prepare inventory reports, KPI dashboards and management insights; communicate material risks, opportunities, count status, inventory exposure and corrective-action progress to relevant stakeholders.

Collaborate 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.

Maintain compliance with quality, HSE and inventory-control requirements, keep procedures and records current, and support Quality assurance programs across the region.

Build 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.

What will you need to be successful?

Success 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.

Successful candidates would need the following:

Relevant tertiary qualification in supply chain, logistics, business, finance, data analytics or a related discipline is desirable.

Demonstrated logistics or inventory-control experience, strong SAP and Microsoft

Strong analytical and problem-solving capability; attention to detail; inventory reconciliation; stakeholder coordination; clear written and verbal communication

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Medical Devices 1-10 employees

*Everyone at smith&nephew shares a common goal - to help improve the lives of people around the world. We are proud of what we do and who we are. And we need talented people to join our team.

*Everyone at smith&nephew shares a common goal - to help improve the lives of people around the world. We are proud of what we do and who we are. And we need talented people to join our team.