Life. Unlimited. At SmithNephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Orthopaedics business as a Commercial Asset Manager, supporting our national sales organisation across Italy. In this field based role with national cover, you will work closely with our sales teams and customers to drive asset optimisation, elevate service and enable our commercial success. What will you be doing? In this role you will be the central link between our sales force, supply chain teams and operations, ensuring that our loan and consignment assets are positioned, utilised and managed in a way that supports both service excellence and commercial growth. You will spend time in the field understanding customer needs and how assets are deployed, and you will turn these insights into simple and impactful actions that optimise inventory and improve return on investment. Working as a trusted partner to colleagues across sales, marketing, finance and S&OP, you will bring clarity, structure and commercial focus to how Italy manages its orthopaedic fleet. Your scope will include driving service improvements in inventory management, supporting account strategies with the right asset allocation, increasing fleet productivity, guiding teams on Fleet ROI, optimising sets and Field Inventory Entitlement, reducing obsolete and excess stock and embedding standardised processes for forecasting, reporting, KPI tracking and system requirements such as Movemedical. Half of your time will be spent in the field and half on analysis and internal collaboration as you support Italy’s national sales strategy. What will you need to be successful? Success in this role looks like being able to simplify complexity, influence cross functional teams and bring a structured, data driven approach to asset optimisation. You enjoy balancing commercial thinking with operational problem solving and you build strong relationships with sales and internal stakeholders. You take initiative, stay resilient in a fast moving environment and translate data into clear decisions that improve customer experience and commercial outcomes. To thrive, you will bring: • Strong experience in the medical device and orthopaedics market with an understanding of how loan and consignment models support sales and service. • A confident, data driven mindset with the ability to work with complex raw data, strong Microsoft Excel skills and Power BI desirable. • Comfortable speaking English in an international setting with cross functional teams. • Experience in supply chain planning or S&OP, strong collaboration skills, the ability to influence at all levels, and the drive to execute improvement plans 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 ( www.smith-nephew.com ) Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options. Work/Life 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, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more. Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles). Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship. LI_BJ1 Stay connected by joining our Talent Community. We're more than just a company - we're a community! Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day. Check us out on Glassdoor for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. Unlimited., life, culture, and benefits at SN. Explore our website and learn more about our mission, our team, and the opportunities we offer.