Manager, Purchasing

Sonova AG•Santa Clarita, CA

8d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager leads purchasing operations and a team of purchasing professionals supporting manufacturing across multiple product categories. This operational leadership role drives material availability, supplier performance, purchasing execution, ERP discipline, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. The role supports a team-customized hybrid work model at Sonova; remote or hybrid employees must have internet connectivity of at least 300 Mb/sec download and 10 Mb/sec upload.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a relevant field.
At least 7 years of procurement or relevant supply chain experience in a cross-functional environment.
Previous experience leading purchasing or procurement professionals and promoting 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.
For remote or hybrid employee functionality, internet connectivity of at least 300 Mb/sec download and 10 Mb/sec upload is required.

Nice To Haves

SAP and PLM knowledge.
Medical device industry experience, especially in a Class III environment.
An MBA, master’s degree, ISM certification, or APICS certification.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop purchasing professionals; manage workloads, training, performance metrics, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Ensure Operational Buyers timely review and act on SAP MRP, reorder point, and Kanban purchasing messages according to 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 approved-supplier relationships, review supplier scorecards, oversee supplier process change notifications, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Ensure the team provides key suppliers with rolling 12-to-24-month forecasts 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.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending, and Dependent Care Accounts.
TeleHealth options.
401(k) plan with company match.
Company-paid life and AD&D insurance; additional supplemental life and AD&D coverage is available.
Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage, with buy-ups available.
Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage.
Legal and identity 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 and five company-paid counseling sessions.
Internal career growth opportunities.
Tuition reimbursement.
Hearing aid discount for employees and family.
Internal social recognition platform.