Senior Category Specialist

3 weeks ago

Singapur, Singapore WSAudiology Full time

Join to apply for the Senior Category Specialist role at WSAudiology

Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as a market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.

What you will do

  • Lead negotiation and cost-saving initiatives for outsourcing (EMS) of power supplies and accessories, managing ~EUR 30 million annual spend
  • Develop and own supplier relationships for strategic initiatives to implement cross-business synergies across a rationalized set of global and regional preferred supplier partners
  • Serve as Sourcing–R&D–Engineering liaison to ensure visibility and alignment on timelines, target costs, new platforms/technologies, supplier selection, and NPI risk mitigation
  • Develop innovative solutions, forecast category projections and provide mitigation actions to ensure key metrics for the procurement function are achieved, with a focus on risk mitigation and supply continuity
  • Ensure commercial terms align with organizational goals (payment and shipping terms, liability)

What you bring

Experience

  • Over 5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing of direct materials or EMS
  • Technical and cost driver knowledge in direct materials and components, preferably in electronics
  • Program and process development to integrate cost savings strategy into product development context
  • Since many suppliers are based in North Asia, the ability to speak Mandarin is a preference for this role
  • Experience working and managing external vendors to deliver results within designated timelines
  • Experience handling internal and external stakeholders
  • Knowledge of cost modelling and the strategic sourcing process
  • Learning agility and ability to rapidly understand core aspects in unfamiliar situations and assimilate new facts
  • Ability to manage complexity, ask the right questions, analyze data from diverse sources, and uncover root causes
  • Drive results with a bottom-line orientation and a track record of exceeding goals
  • Collaborates and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly demonstrate and explain technical opportunities

Who we are

At WS Audiology, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services. Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world. With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can’t wait to hear from you.

WS Audiology is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. We firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

Seniority level
  • Associate
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Purchasing
Industries
  • Medical Equipment Manufacturing and Appliances
  • Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing
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