Purchasing Team Lead
Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WSA 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.
We are looking for a driven leader who can manage supplier relationships, oversee accessories purchasing activities, guide a small team, and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain.
What you will do
Negotiate with vendors to meet required delivery dates and resolve escalated execution-horizon issues (expedite/de-expedite)
Provide clear visibility of material constraints, supplier delivery changes, and operational bottlenecks to planning teams
Lead a team of 2 - 3 members, ensuring effective structure and efficient ways of working
Conduct regular demand reviews with suppliers to identify future supply risks
Drive initiatives to improve supplier agility and responsiveness
Lead and support projects including Inventory Reduction initiatives.
What you bring
First-hand experience in Supply Chain, preferably in materials/supply planning, sourcing, purchasing, and supplier management
Strong knowledge of supply management and collaboration, inventory management, and procurement
Experience with sourcing and supplier management activities for raw materials and mechanical/electronic components will be an added advantage
Hands-on experience with supply planning processes and supplier collaboration tools
Familiar with managing supplier relationships and driving performance improvements
Team management experience is a must.
Who we are
At WSA, 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.
WSA 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 our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.
- Department
- Global Operations & Supply Chain
- Role
- Global Planning and Purchasing
- Locations
- Singapore
Singapore
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