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.
As a Procurement Project Lead, you will take charge of driving impactful technical 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 technical procurement projects (Value Engineering, alternative sourcing, improvement etc), from inception to realization with a focus on cost saving, process, and quality improvement
- Manage communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including Procurement, Operations, R&D, Engineering, 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 concise project reports for management review, including CAPEX investment across the procurement team.
What you bring
Experience & Personal Competencies
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent, with more than 5 years of procurement experience, particularly in Engineering, Procurement, Operations Research, Supply Chain, Materials Management or related disciplines
- Demonstrates a track record of driving technical procurement projects and presenting strategies to all levels of a complex matrix organization
- Showcases significant experience in Value Engineering - identifying improvements to the product, parts, components and cost savings
- Takes ownership to manage and facilitate consensus across large and complex projects across functions
- 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, team improvements)
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. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that o saur work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.