AI Tech Lead – Sourcing
Smith & Nephew2 months ago
Watford, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture for AI-enabled sourcing and procurement capabilities, including autonomous sourcing, category intelligence, negotiations, and payables.
- Translate business challenges and opportunities into scalable architecture designs, functional specifications, integration designs, data flows, and delivery roadmaps.
- Define architecture patterns for integrations, workflow orchestration, model selection, prompt design, grounding, and human oversight.
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Security, and Technology stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
- Drive AI governance, security, compliance, and responsible AI practices across procurement solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, architecture governance, and mentorship to product, engineering, and data teams.
- Advise stakeholders on procurement transformation and emerging AI opportunities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Applications, Digital Procurement, Supply Chain Technology, or related disciplines, with meaningful exposure to source-to-pay processes.
- Strong expertise in sourcing, contracts, purchasing, supplier management, invoicing, and finance integration processes.
- Proven experience translating business requirements into architecture blueprints, integration designs, data flows, and implementation roadmaps.
- Experience designing enterprise AI solutions such as copilots, intelligent automation, knowledge assistants, and document extraction, including AI governance considerations.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration, data architecture, security, compliance, and non-functional requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Advanced degrees and experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Services, or similar enterprise platforms are highly desirable.
Benefits
- Generous annual bonus, pension schemes, and Save As You Earn share options.
- Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays, and paid volunteering hours.
- Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, and life assurance.
- Hybrid working model for most professional roles.
- Hands-on, team-customised training and mentorship.
- Gym and fitness club discounts and other employee discounts.
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About Smith & Nephew
Smith+Nephew is a global medical-technology company that designs and manufactures devices for orthopaedics, sports medicine, ENT, and advanced wound management. It sells implants, trauma fixation systems, arthroscopy instruments, surgical robotics (such as the CORI system), and wound dressings/therapies to hospitals and surgeons worldwide through direct sales and distributors. Founded in 1856 and headquartered in Watford, UK, it is a public company listed on the London and New York stock exchanges.