Manager, Purchasing

Sonova Group; Santa Clarita (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k plan with company match

Company-paid life/AD&D insurance

PTO & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Sonova is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead purchasing operations across multiple product categories in a cross-functional environment. You will coach a team of professionals, ensure ERP and MRP discipline, and drive continuous improvement to secure material availability.

You will manage supplier relationships, review scorecards, and support negotiation strategies to achieve cost reductions and favorable cash flow while maintaining compliance and inventory optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a relevant field.
• 7+ years of procurement or supply chain experience in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience leading purchasing or procurement professionals and driving accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of purchasing professionals while managing workloads, training, performance metrics, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure SAP MRP, reorder point, and Kanban purchasing messages are acted on in a timely manner based on manufacturing and project requirements.
• Drive material availability by monitoring supplier delivery, capacity, forecasts, inventory levels, shortages, and issues impacting the Master Production Schedule.
• Manage relationships with approved suppliers, review supplier scorecards, oversee change notifications, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Provide rolling 12–24 month forecasts to key suppliers and communicate significant changes, risks, and capacity needs.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve cost-reduction and cash-flow goals while supporting negotiation strategies and major supplier agreements.

Skills

Team leadership

SAP MRP

ERP discipline

Forecasting

Negotiation

Supplier management

Inventory optimization

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Tools

SAP

PLM

Job description

Purchasing Manager

We are seeking an experienced operational purchasing leader who can drive material availability, supplier performance, purchasing execution, ERP discipline, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. The Purchasing Manager will lead purchasing operations and a team of purchasing professionals supporting manufacturing across multiple product categories.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of purchasing professionals while managing workloads, training, performance metrics, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure Operational Buyers review and act on SAP MRP, reorder point, and Kanban purchasing messages in a timely manner based on manufacturing and project requirements.
• Drive material availability by monitoring supplier delivery, capacity, forecasts, inventory levels, shortages, and other issues that could affect the Master Production Schedule.
• Manage relationships with approved suppliers, regularly review supplier scorecards, oversee supplier process change notifications, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the team develops and provides rolling 12-to-24-month forecasts to key suppliers and proactively communicates significant changes, risks, and capacity requirements.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve cost-reduction and cash-flow goals while supporting negotiation strategies and major supplier agreements.
• Maintain ERP discipline, purchasing controls, approved-supplier compliance, inventory optimization, audit readiness, and effective issue resolution across the purchasing function.

More about you

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a relevant field and 7+ years of procurement or relevant supply chain experience within a cross-functional environment.
• Previous experience leading purchasing or procurement professionals and driving a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Strong operational purchasing experience supporting manufacturing, material availability, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and issue resolution.
• Excellent mathematical, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong business judgment and expert knowledge of procurement principles, product specifications, bills of materials, MRP, and data-driven decision-making.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and experience with SAP or another ERP system; SAP and PLM knowledge is strongly preferred.
• Medical device industry experience, especially within a Class III environment, is preferred; an MBA, master’s degree, ISM certification, or APICS certification is also preferred.

A minimum of 300Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova.

What we offer

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• TeleHealth options
• 401k plan with company match*
• Company-paid life/AD&D insurance
• Additional supplemental life/AD&D coverage available
• Company-paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• STD/LTD buy-ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ID Theft Assistance
• PTO or sick and vacation time, floating Diversity Day, and paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program, including a 24/7 mental health support hotline, five company-paid counseling sessions, and more
• Robust internal career growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform
• Plan rules/offerings are dependent upon group company/location.

This role’s pay range is between $100,000 and $130,000 annually, based on experience.

How we work

At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.