Associate Category Manager - Direct Strategic Procurement

Associate Category Manager – Direct Strategic Procurement

Joining us as an Associate Category Manager in the Direct Strategic Procurement team you will be developing the categories for electronics, mechanics, transducers and marketing materials. However, category responsibility may change over time. We will give you the opportunity to be an important part of shaping strategies related to further developing and optimizing our categories and global supply chain - dealing with stakeholders throughout our R&D, Operations and New Product Introduction (NPI) functions.  In the role, you will also be engaging with global vendors and pay them occasional visits. Annually, you must therefore expect 30-40 days of travelling with most of our strategic suppliers being in Asia, Americas and across continental Europe.

Working with us you will receive:

• full-time position, with a permanent contract after 3 months;
• flexible working hours;
• possibilities of learning and development opportunities, adapted to your needs and supporting your growth;
• a hybrid work model, combining remote work (2 days/week) opportunities with work on-site (3 days/week) in one of our buildings in Mierzyn;
• possibilities to use and improve English on a daily basis in our international environment (courses offered);
• international business trips;
• discounts on hearing aids after one year of employment (for employees and family members);
• various discounts (catering, cultural and art, discounts for cinema tickets, Netflix, books or e-books etc.);
• social benefits (private medical health care, insurance);
• Scandinavian culture – we are informal (we don’t use titles: Sir, Mr, Mrs, Miss…) and care about equality, independence, open dialog and work-life balance;
• sport card, etc.

What tasks are waiting for you?

• Assist in setting Demant’s supplier base strategic direction and after some time oversee its deployment, across complex and performance critical component areas of our industry leading Hearing Aid and Accessory products.
• Execute global tenders, contract management and negotiation.
• Take part in management and implementation of supplier-based innovation and developments to meet Demant’s ever increasing product performance goals.
• Change Management and implementation throughout the Demant organisation, regarding supply chain innovation.
• Category and supply chain optimization, in support of delivering the Demant group vision, strategy, and targets.
• Support the development of Category Strategies within your category area.

Apply today if you have:

• A Master’s degree in engineering (e.g., supply chain, production, manufacturing) or similar.
• 3+ years of experience in similar role (procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management).
• A detail-oriented approach with strong stakeholder management skills.
• A desire to develop your technical and business acumen within supply chain disciplines.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact with recruiter Aleksandra - akla@demant.com

Furthermore we would like to inform you that the company has an internal reporting procedure, which is available at: demantcompliance - Make a report (codeofconduct.app)

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