Sr. Operational Procurement Specialist

About the Role

The role of the Senior Specialist, Operational Procurement is to manage the day-to-day supplier performance and delivery coverage at the category level, assuring a robust and resilient HARMAN supply chain, capable of meeting the dynamic demands of an Automotive electronics manufacturing industry.

What You Will Do

• Is a supplier facing role that will drive material commitment gap closures with suppliers (in the 4-104 week supply time frame) and provide the outlook for review meetings, using analysis of global supply coverage from IBP
• Will be responsible for the short term coverage management based on allocations provided from Supply Planning team
• Initiates negotiations for additional volumes or production swaps with the supplier for short and long term gap closure, monitoring and reporting the supply status to key internal stakeholders
• Will conduct material End of Life (EOL) & New Product Introductions (NPI) status discussions with suppliers and assure coverage or resolve excess inventory risks, informing program management of recommendations.
• Owns the "Delivery KPI" in the Supplier Score card, its content, calculation, and the related supplier performance actions to improve performance shortfalls.
• Provides delivery performance for Source Board supplier award consideration

What You Need

• Bachelor’s or master’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience, preferably in Business
• Management, Supply Chain Management.
• 6+ years of materials and/or supply chain management experience
• Significant achievements in a global supply chain and/ or procurement role
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary environment including Sales, Engineering, Quality, Program Management and Operations. Can lead a cross-functional team as required to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve dynamic issues with high complexity.
• Experience in handling multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously and executing to completion.
• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and presentation in English.
• Negotiation and incident management skills. Works well under pressure and strives for mutually beneficial solutions.
• Having a proactive, goal-oriented approach to decision making.
• High proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
• Excellent team player – can effectively work with all levels of a global matrixed organization.
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain operations.
• Effective Clear communicator comfortable in multiple contexts including suppliers, customers, working meetings and Executive briefings.

What is Nice to Have

• Experience in the field of Automotive manufacturing
• Experience in Lean Six Sigma / Agile or other business process improvement methodology.
• SAP MM, IBP knowledge

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel eventually.
• This role is eligible to work remotely full-time

What We Offer

• 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
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development