Procurement Officer

**WS Audiology** combines over 140 years of experience in pioneering better solutions to help people with hearing loss and is the global leader in the hearing aid industry.

As a global leader, our ambition is to unlock human potential by making wonderful sound part of everyone’s life. We are headquartered in Singapore & Denmark with more than 11,000 employees across more than 40 countries.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced** Procurement Officer **to join our wholesale team on a full-time basis, based in Milton, Queensland. This role gives you the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and thriving team where no two days are the same.

In this role, you will support the
**Head of Wholesale Operations**. This role will require an individual who is proactive and highly organised. You will have the ability to manage a large number of stakeholders and vendors and provide reporting around cost and vendor performance. You will have a ‘problem solver’ mindset and provide insights on change to improve efficiencies and processes and be able to work to timelines and deadlines.

**What you will do**
- Create, place and track orders to ensure accurate, timely and cost competitive products and services are sourced and delivered.
- Planning, monitoring and maintaining suitable inventory levels in line with sales forecasts and local financial responsibility
- Negotiating with vendors and building positive working relationships
Setting supplier agreements and contracts, terms and conditions.
- Preparing competitive retail and pricing strategies for ensure cost and quality competitiveness.
- Ensure products are purchased at the right time (JIT) and to specification (Quality), taking into account Lead Times, Supply Chain challenges.
- Compiling reports on product performance and statistics with the aim to reduce costs, maintain and improve product/service quality.

**What you bring**
- Solid administration experience with previous experience in stock takes and/or cycle counting
- Ability to maintain records and files, organising files and compiling reports
- Contract establishment and management expertise
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities by demonstrating flexibility in approach to tasks and adaptability when dealing with a number of priorities
- A natural communicator with the ability to build sustainable relationships with the branch network and stakeholders.
- Well written and verbal communication skills
- Relevant Procurement accreditation
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel, Word, PowerPoint

**Culture and Benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements (hybrid)
- Training and development opportunities to keep skills up to date
- Opportunity to work alongside a global retail team
- High performance and supportive work culture
- Employee Value Awards
- Discount on hearing aids for employees, friends, and family
- On-site parking
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Employee Referral Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Novated Lease (Australia only)
- Salary Sacrifice (Australia only)

In addition to the above, will be your commitment to being part of the bloom hearing customer journey according to the WSA values of Going Beyond Together, Pioneering for Better Solutions and Passion for Impact.

**Sounds wonderful? **We can't wait to hear from you.