Smith Nephew
AI Tech Lead - Sourcing
AI Tech Lead - Sourcing at Smith Nephew, based in Northampton, East Midlands. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Northampton, East Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- Software Developer
Reference 643277472048289658
About the role
integrations, workflow orchestration, model selection, prompt design, grounding, and human oversight. Partner with stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Security, and Technology teams 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. Act as a trusted advisor on procurement transformation and emerging AI opportunities.
What will you need to be successful?
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 across 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, including copilots, intelligent automation, knowledge assistants, document extraction, and AI governance 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 are preferred. Experience with technologies such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Services, or similar enterprise platforms is highly desirable. You. Unlimited. We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our Strongest investments are in our people and patients we serve. Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website ( ). Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options. Work/Life
AI Tech Lead - SourcingLife. Unlimited. At Smith+Neb
What will you be doing?
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, and delivery roadmaps. Define architecture patterns covering
Benefits
- Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
- Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
- Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Life Assurance and much more.
- Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
- Training: Hands On, Team Customised, Mentorship.
- Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs and many other Employee discounts.
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Reference: 643277472048289658 · Posted 6 days ago · Closes 29 Nov 2026 · Listed via Smith Nephew
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