Manager Operations and Vendor Partner

Sonova; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 75.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global leader in hearing care is seeking a Manager Operations and Vendor Partner in Berlin. This role involves managing vendor performance, ensuring compliance with contracts, and maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in vendor management, a strong grasp of contracts and compliance frameworks, and is fluent in both English and German. The position offers competitive salary, bonuses, and numerous perks including a pension scheme and professional growth opportunities.

Leistungen

Competitive salary and bonus

30 days of holidays

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Urban Sports Club contribution

Corporate benefits & employee discount platform

Subsidised BVG public transport ticket

Dedicated learning & development budget

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience in vendor management, procurement, or BPO governance.
• Strong understanding of contracts, SLAs, KPIs, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in global, multi-vendor environments.

Aufgaben

• Own the end-to-end governance of global BPO and service partners.
• Lead vendor governance, performance management, and compliance.
• Manage vendor escalations and performance improvements.
• Support Procurement and Legal in contract negotiations.

Kenntnisse

Vendor management

Procurement

BPO governance

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Fluent English

Fluent German

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

MBA or similar qualification

Tools

Zendesk

Jobbeschreibung

Location – Geographical territory TBC (dependent on successful applicant)

For our Global Customer Engagement Center (CEC) team, we are looking for a Manager Operations and Vendor Partner to strengthen our global vendor governance and performance management capabilities.

In this role, you will own the end-to-end governance of global BPO and service partners, ensuring consistent performance, contractual compliance, and operational excellence across markets. You will work closely with internal stakeholders across procurement, legal, operations, and regional teams, and act as a key interface to our external vendors.

More about the role

• Lead vendor governance, performance management and QBRs, ensuring compliance with contracts, SLAs, KPIs, and governance standards.
• Manage vendor escalations, performance improvements, and drive consistency across global CEC vendors.
• Support Procurement and Legal with contract negotiations, renewals, RFPs and vendor selection; maintain vendor documentation and risk assessments.
• Oversee vendor capacity planning, staffing ramps, and business continuity to ensure stable, scalable operations.
• Develop standardized KPI reporting, dashboards and benchmarks to support data-driven operational reviews

More about you

• Bachelor’s degree (MBA or similar qualification is a plus)
• 10+ years of experience in vendor management, procurement, BPO governance, or similar roles
• Strong understanding of contracts, SLAs, KPIs, and compliance frameworks
• Experience working in global, multi-vendor environments
• Analytical and results-driven with strong ownership
• Clear, confident communicator in global environments
• Influential without direct authority
• Hands-on and pragmatic in fast-paced settings
• Fluent English and German (spoken and written)

Nice to have

• Experience in customer service, contact center, or BPO environments
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (e.g. Zendesk)
• Experience with KPI frameworks, quality standards, and benchmarking

More about what we offer

As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

Our Global Customer Engagement Center plays a key role in delivering high-quality service experiences across markets and partners worldwide.

We offer a competitive salary and bonus, 30 days of holidays and a pension scheme with employer contribution. You’ll also benefit fromwellbeing supportincluding Urban Sports Club contribution , corporate benefits & employee discount platform and a subsidised BVG public transport ticket.

We provide growth opportunities and a dedicated learning & development budget.