Senior Procurement Strategic Program Manager AB

 

Overview

 

Sonova is seeking a Senior Strategic Program Manager to support projects within the area of Indirect spend. This role would suit someone who has a DO attitude, is organized and able to interact with senior stakeholders.

The Strategic Program Manager - Procurement will be instrumental in analyzing spend data to identify saving opportunities and executing strategies to realize these savings within the assigned Business Unit (BU). This individual will play a key role in incorporating global saving initiatives into the BU and leading the implementation of global category management strategies. The focus will be on projects related to enhancing efficiencies, generating savings, optimizing contractual payment terms, consolidating vendors, and more.

 

 

What you will do:

• Spend Analysis and Savings Generation: Conduct comprehensive spend analysis in collaboration with Procurement analytics team and Finance to identify potential savings opportunities within the BU. Develop and execute strategies to realize these savings.
• Global Initiatives Implementation: Act as a bridge to incorporate global saving initiatives into the business unit. Ensure alignment with global strategies and objectives.
• Category Management Strategy Execution: Drive the implementation of Procurement's global category management strategies within the business unit, focusing on achieving maximum efficiency and cost optimization.
• Project Management: Lead and manage projects related to efficiencies, savings generation, contractual payment terms optimization, vendor consolidation, and other strategic procurement areas.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure the successful execution of procurement strategies and initiatives. Facilitate communication and foster strong relationships across the organization.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of procurement strategies and processes. Recommend and implement improvements to drive further efficiencies and savings.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

 

Travelling Requirement: up to 20%

 

 

 

What you bring to the team:

 

 

Education

•   Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field.

Nice to Have

• Master degree

 

 

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience preferable in Finance and/or Procurement
• Strong leadership skills and style; change management mindset with experience of driving change within a demanding timeframe
• Proven track record of delivering value and developing procurement capability in a complex, global business
• Strong commercial acumen and experience in project management
• Strategic mindset and ability to turn complex business problems into value creation
• Background experience with methods and procedures for conducting clinical trials
• Experience working in an audiological or hearing care setting.

 

 

Personal Competencies

• Proficiency in persuading, convincing, and negotiating with others, both within and outside the organization.
• Results driven

• Taking timely & appropriate action
• Striving for self-development
• Disciplined and focused in moments of adversity
• Fast learner
• Willing to adapt to change

 

 

Leadership Competencies

• Understanding of how strategies play out in the market and within the organization.
• Capability to articulate a clear vision and strategy in a way that inspires and motivates the team
• Skill in communicating the need for change and navigating through resistance.
• Relationship Management

 

 

Professional Competencies

• Strong organizational capabilities to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Project management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope
• Capacity to make informed decisions by analyzing relevant information and considering the potential impact.
• Ability to make decisions promptly when necessary, even with incomplete information
• Strong understanding of financial data and ability to use this data to make strategic decisions.

Nice to Have

• Experience in SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and/or JD Edwards/Oracle

 

 

 

Language(s)/ Level

• English/ Proficient   

Nice to Have

• Bilingual (any other language)

 

 

 

 

 

Our offer:

 

• Exciting and challenging work environment
• Comprehen