Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as 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.
Join our team as a Procurement Specialist, Strategic Procurement Projects and take charge of driving impactful global procurement projects. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Strategic Procurement Development, we are looking for a proactive and results-oriented individual interested in driving procurement excellence in a global environment through initiatives aimed at optimizing cost, enhancing processes, and ensuring top-notch quality.
What you will do
- Lead and drive procurement/sourcing projects, from inception to realization, with a focus on cost, process, and quality improvement.
- Manage communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including Engineering, R&D, Quality, Marketing, and Supply Chain, to ensure project alignment and timely completion.
- Drive and facilitate design changes through value engineering, efficiency enhancement, and quality improvement, working closely with suppliers and the engineering team for implementation.
- Analyze procurement data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
- Prepare detailed and concise project reports for management review, including CAPEX investment across the procurement team.
- Support other ad hoc activities.
What you bring
Experience & Personal Competencies
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent business studies, particularly in Engineering, Procurement, Operations Research, Supply Chain, materials management, or related disciplines.
- Able to take ownership and manage large and complex projects across functions, lead cross-functional teams, and facilitate consensus across departments and geographies.
- Possesses high integrity, maturity, and the drive to work independently under pressure while aligning priorities for execution.
- Exhibits strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment (i.e. project risk minimization, bring about team improvements).
- Prior experience and knowledge to manage supplier relationships, mitigate risks, address quality issues, and mitigate supply chain disruptions will be beneficial.
