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A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.

About the Role

The position will manage and execute the category sourcing strategy and savings objectives of he assigned commodity. The successful candidate will manage all activities relating to global supply base including contracts, commercial / pricing, supply assurance, innovation, and conflict resolution. The successful candidate will oversee and implement category strategies through alignment with HARMAN business units, engineering, quality and manufacturing activities. This candidate will also lead a team of related category managers and overall responsible for the entire category group sourcing strategy and saving ojectives. Requires knowledge of the Audio Acoustic and Audio Electronics business technology and product roadmaps; specific expertise in the procurement of professional Audio industry manufacturing cost structure.

What You Will Do

• Oversee, conduct, and actively manage the end-to-end strategic sourcing and procurement process.
• Provide thought leadership and innovative strategies for optimizing sourcing effectiveness.
• Coordinate and work with both corporate and regional stakeholders to standardize corporate-wide product specifications and establish and implement long-term strategic goals to continually enhance HARMAN’s market position.
• Lead corporate-wide teams to establish specifications, processes, policies, and procedures to manage demand for assigned categories.
• Responsible for regular supplier management and negotiations to achieve annual cost reduction targets and performance goals
• Establish strong vendor relationships, effectively manage category supply base, perform advanced and intricate negotiations, and oversee selection of key vendors.
• Ensure expedient and compliant implementation of new contracts throughout organization.
• Actively monitor vendor and internal performance against contracts, industry benchmarks, and previous baselines on a quarterly basis. Develop and submit reports for senior management.
• Identify and evaluate market changes and new technologies make appropriate fact-based recommendations for adoption by HARMAN stakeholders.
• Able to effectively recruit and build teams to deliver results for the company and catalyze team commitment to high performance standards.

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What We Offer

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.