Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WSA continues to grow as a 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.

This role is to ensure supply of materials at the Distribution Centers for customers are order on time.
Supply Planner is the baseline to ensure the availability of hearing aids and accessories in the distribution center in order to maximize the service level.

What you will do

• Negotiate with local vendors to ensure required delivery dates are met, resolve escalated issues within execution horizon.
• Provide visibility to local Customer Service, European Distribution Center management about material constraints, changes to the delivery dates of local vendors and global materials supplied by APAC plants.
• Conduct regular demand reviews with local suppliers and /or global planning team to help identify any potential supply risks in the future. Support identification of opportunities to increase agility with suppliers.
• Takes part in different projects like Inventory Optimization Initiative/Inventory Analysis of individual category.

What you bring

Experience

• Experienced in Supply Chain, preferably in materials/supply planning, sourcing / purchasing and supplier management.
• Knowledgeable of supply management / collaboration, inventory management and procurement.
• Advanced knowledge of, and experience with sourcing and supplier management activities, preferably packaging and accessories.
  

Personal competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration in global teams.
• A proactive and creative approach to problem-solving with an innovative mindset.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify gaps and drive improvements.
• Our corporate language is English, so you need to be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing.

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.