Senior Category Manager

WS Audiology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

WS Audiology, headquartered in Singapore, seeks an experienced Senior Category Manager to lead global strategic procurement for high-value electronics categories. You will drive supplier strategy, cost savings, and cross-functional alignment with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing.

You will own supplier relationships, engage in NPI projects, and manage contract negotiations with legal support, while focusing on sustained value creation and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-value electronics categories (>€70M p.a.)
• Strong negotiation and contract terms experience
• Cross-site collaboration with R&D, Quality, Operations
• Experience with NPI projects and supplier selection
• Analytical skills in TCO and cost modeling

Responsibilities

• Own strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management for high-value categories
• Develop cost saving initiatives through negotiation and value engineering
• Coordinate across R&D, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing
• Engage in New Product Introduction projects with supplier planning
• Manage supplier selection, qualification, evaluation, and phase-out
• Negotiate prices and terms with contracts support from legal

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Cost savings

NPI planning

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain

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; past management of categories value exceeding €70 million
• 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.

WSA is an equal-opportunity employer andcommitted 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.