[Hiring] Category Manager, Automotive Outsourcing @HARMAN International

Role Description

As a Category Manager at Automotive Outsourcing, you will be responsible for preparing and executing your category strategy focusing on establishing strong and resilient supplier relationships. In this role, you will report to the Director of Direct Material Procurement, Outsourcing.

What You Will Do

• Provide innovative strategies for optimizing global sourcing effectiveness and resiliency
• Coordinate and work with both corporate and regional stakeholders to establish and implement long-term strategic goals
• Negotiate global contracts and ensure expedient and compliant implementation throughout the organization
• Establish strong supplier relationships, perform advanced and intricate negotiations, and oversee selection of key suppliers
• Identify and evaluate market changes and new technologies -- make appropriate fact-based recommendations for adoption by Harman stakeholders
• Manage and/or lead preparation and evaluation of RFx
• Facilitate VA/VE, savings ideas, or other cost improvement workshops in support of fulfilling personal, category, and division related savings objectives

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with strategic procurement, category management OR program/project management at electronic contract manufacturing service providers
• High level of commitment, strong self-motivation and goal orientation
• Strong data analytics and presentation skills
• Proven experience in contract management and supplier management
• Experience in international working environment with multicultural teams

Requirements

• Fluent English with strong negotiation and communication skills
• Willingness to travel internationally (globally) 10%
• Driver’s license (cat. B)
• Due to the nature of global infrastructure, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required

Benefits

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development