Senior Category Manager

wsa - wonderful sound for all; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WSA, a leading hearing aid company, is seeking an experienced Senior Category Manager to lead strategic procurement for high-value electronics with global responsibility. You will own supplier strategy, drive cost savings, and support new product introductions across sites and functions.

You will collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations and Purchasing to align category needs, manage supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure continuity of supply from Singapore to the world.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain with 8+ years in procurement or supply chain.
• Strong analytical skills in cost modeling and TCO techniques.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management for high-value categories.
• Drive cost savings via negotiation, value engineering, benchmarking, and cost modeling.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing to align supplier strategy with needs.
• Engage in New Product Introduction projects, including supplier selection and planning.
• Manage supplier selection, qualification, evaluation, development, and phase-out.
• Negotiate price, terms, and contracts with legal collaboration, including statements of work.
• Maintain strategic supplier relationships and uphold cooperative partnerships.

Skills

Cost modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract negotiation

Education

Engineering or Supply Chain degree

Job description

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 an experienced Senior Category Manager to join our global Strategic Procurement team. In this role, you will own the supplier strategy and cost saving agenda for high-value electronics categories with global responsibility across sites and functions. You will work closely with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing to align supplier strategy, drive cost savings, and support new product introduction.

What you will do

• Own strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management, including business continuity planning, for high-value categories exceeding €70 million per annum
• Formulate and execute cost saving initiatives through negotiation, value engineering, productivity/SLP, benchmarking, and cost model analysis
• Align with cross-site and functional managers across R&D, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing to align supplier strategy with category needs
• Engage in New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, including supplier selection and roadmap planning
• Manage supplier selection, qualification, evaluation, development, and phase-out
• Negotiate price, terms, and commercial conditions of contracts, providing contracting support and statements of work in collaboration with legal
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and sustain strong, cooperative partnerships

What you bring

• Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain; with 8+ years of relevant experience in procurement or supply chain
• Experience in engaging cross-site manufacturing and R&D counterparts in the electronics industry or category
• Strong analytical skills in quantitative analysis such as TCO modeling and product cost modeling to identify cost saving opportunities
• Ability to manage cost saving projects independently, negotiate contract terms toward WSA objectives, and interact across cross-functional and global organizations
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with a result-driven mindset and the ability to collaborate across sites, globally and cross-functionally

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.