Supply Chain Specialist (Manufacturing)

Location: Slough, England, United Kingdom

Company

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, provides mission-critical flow control solutions, including mechanical seals, couplings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies, for energy and process industries.

What you will do

• Coordinate daily supply chain activities across planning, procurement and operations, including orderbook management and Master Production Scheduling.
• Support local planning teams with material availability and alignment to production plans.
• Analyse supply chain data, monitor performance and translate trends, risks and opportunities into practical improvement actions.
• Develop, maintain and enhance dashboards and reports using Excel and Power BI.
• Perform root cause analysis, support corrective actions and escalate significant supply chain risks and exceptions.
• Maintain data accuracy across ERP and MRP systems, support data governance and contribute to supply chain projects.

Requirements

• Experience in a supply chain, manufacturing or operations environment.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning principles and processes.
• Experience interpreting data and turning findings into business insights.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.
• Experience with ERP and MRP systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.

Nice to have

• Experience using reporting tools such as Power BI.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position supporting regional operations in Europe.
• Inclusive environment with employee resource groups for Veterans, Pride, Black employees, Women@Work and Neurodiversity.
• Recognition through the annual Smiths Excellence Awards and Smiths Day celebration.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Equal consideration for qualified applicants regardless of protected characteristics.

Hiring process

• Apply through the Smiths Group careers website; Smiths Group and its recruitment partners do not request payment during recruitment.