Job Description

Who we are

Amplifon is the global leader in the hearing care retail industry. Since 1950 we’ve been changing the lives of millions of customers all around the world. And though we are a global company that’s constantly growing, we have a start-up approach and strive for innovation every day. We take pride in setting the standard for our industry and constantly challenge and improve the customer and employee experience.

More than 20,000 professionals every day in a network of 9,500 points of sales, spread throughout 24 countries and 5 continents, give back the joy of hearing, feeling and living to thousands of people across the world.

MISSION

The role leads the integration and co-designs the transformation of GN’s indirect procurement operating model across the full indirect scope, including but not limited to IT, Facility Services, Real Estate, Professional Services, Travel and Marketing. The role establishes full visibility over indirect spend, processes and governance, defines the target operating model, and identifies, assesses and delivers cost synergies within GN and between GN and Amplifon to generate sustainable economic value. Acting as the central point of coordination for indirect procurement, the role drives strategic initiatives and collaborates with central and local stakeholders to strengthen spend control, procurement effectiveness and decision-making. The role will also orchestrate the execution of specific programs involving external consulting firms.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the mapping and analysis of GN’s indirect end to end spend establishing visibility across categories, countries, suppliers and organizational areas.
• Reconstruct the current indirect procurement landscape, including spend allocation, processes, systems, policies, approval flows, delegations of authority and signature requirements.
• Assess the effectiveness of the existing indirect procurement model, identifying control gaps, process inefficiencies and opportunities for optimization across the main spend categories.
• Co-leads the definition ofthe target operating model for indirect procurement, establishing governance principles, processes, roles and responsibilities across central and local teams.
• Assess and drive the implementation of systems and enabling solutions required to strengthen Purchase Order management, spend control and procurement governance.
• Identify and develop synergies within GN and between GN and Amplifon by leveraging purchasing volumes, consolidating supplier relationships, addressing overlaps and assessing decommissioning opportunities.
• Define and drive short-, medium- and long-term initiatives to generate economic value, improve cost efficiency and strengthen the management of indirect spend.
• Coordinate central and local stakeholders across the main indirect spend categories, ensuring alignment and effective decision-making within different operating and governance models.
• Act as the central point of coordination for indirect procurement requirements, integrating business needs and facilitating collaboration with the relevant central teams.
• Monitor the financial and operational impact of indirect procurement initiatives, ensuring progress against defined objectives and supporting corrective actions where required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance or related fields is a plus.
• Experience in indirect procurement, procurement transformation, spend management, sourcing, consulting or related business transformation functions.
• Experience leading transformation, integration or operating model redesign initiatives across multiple functions and geographical areas.
• Experience assessing and optimizing procurement processes, governance frameworks, policies, controls and approval structures.
• Experience analyzing complex spend structures and identifying opportunities for cost optimization, synergy extraction and value creation.
• Experience working across multiple indirect spend categories.
• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders in global and matrix organizations.
• Experience with procurement technologies, ERP platforms and spend management tools.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Required Abilities:

• Curious and learning agility
• Self-starter, energetic and willing to leave a legacy
• Team player with a strong sense of ownership
• Ability to analyze, prioritize and lead numerous Procurement Initiatives and contract negotiations simultaneously.
• Must have good organizational skills and be detail oriented.
• Excellent problem-solving experience required.
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills that allow working relationships with a wide range of vendors and colleagues across different cultures

“This position is linked to Amplifon’s proposed acquisition of GN Hearing, which remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Where the role is to be performed within GN Hearing, any offer of employment will be conditional upon the completion of the transaction.”