As an Operational Purchasing Specialist you will work in the Global Supply Planning team based near Hannover (Germany). This team is a key function within the company and providing a critical interface between operations, sales team and product management. In doing so, it provides reliable information on product availability, inventory and supply. The primary responsibility of the operational purchasing specialist will be to manage purchase volume for a set of products in line with departmental goals on inventory and availability. Further this role will have a stronger focus on hearing items to be sourced within the Sonova Group. It implies a broad set of tasks relevant for planning and supply, from coordination with production and disposition team to communication with relevant internal key stakeholders. 

Your tasks:

• Operative purchasing for dedicated set of products:
  • Placing orders and being the main contact for a certain group of suppliers
  • Support the purchasing process for new product launches
  • Working closely with strategic purchasing on pricing and availability of key components
  • Maintaining all relevant item and master data and reconciling supplier delivery dates and information in the ERP system
  • Cooperation with the logistics team for all freight aspects
  • Allocating stock to various central warehouses based on forecasts
  • Processing invoices and other documents related to the ordering process
• Long and mid term purchase volume planning:
  • Manage for set of products / traded goods incoming goods level
  • Engage with various suppliers internal and external
  • Provide regular information for supply delivery, inventory and availability
  • Conducting a monthly review of the supply
• Support global warehouse volume management:
  • Pro actively push or pull orders depending on inventory volume and evolution of demand
  • Contribute to use of new or standard process
  • Active review of discontinued products and minimisation of costs
  • Continuous search for process improvements
  • Prepare figures for daily management and global KPIs on inventory and availability

Your profile:

• You have at least 3 years of commercial training with a focus on business administration, supply chain or similar (f.eg. APICS, CSCP, CTSC or CPIM) 
• You have at least 2 - 5 years of professional experience in planning and purchasing with a focus on customer needs
• You have the ability to communicate fluently in English and German in a fast-paced work environment worldwide in a professional manner
• You are precise and reliable in the execution of daily tasks
• You are willing to assist in the implementation of new processes and procedures that affect the team
• You have an understanding of the sales requirements and drivers in different local markets
• You always maintain a positive attitude and approach tasks with enthusiasm and motivation
• You have previous experience working with ERP systems, preferably JDE and Futurmaster, ideallly SAP
• You are a strong team player and good at intercultural communication, be it with other departments, within your own team or even with customers and suppliers
• Mastery of Microsoft Office 365 packages rounds out your profile

Our offer:

We offer our employees more than just a workplace. With us, you can expect an open corporate culture with exciting and interesting tasks within international teams. The Sonova Group, headquartered in Switzerland, to which the Sonova Consumer Hearing Business has been able to count itself under the Sennheiser brand since 2022, provides strong backing. We offer you:

• Structured onboarding with a personal company buddy during the entire orientation phase as well as training in a trusting and collegial working environment
• A wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development
• Flexible working time models that enable a better work-life balance and a regular weekly working time of 35 hours
• Remuneration in accordance with the collective agreement of the Lower Saxony metal industry with various special payments in the form of e.g. holiday pay and other benefits such as 30 days of annual leave
• Exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans
• Purchase of Sennheiser products at a discounted price as well as other benefits through our corporate benefits
• The opportunity to actively help develop our company’s work environment through our annual employee survey, HearMe