.**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****Your Team**N/A**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 and identify potential supply chain risks.- Develop and execute category sourcing strategies in alignment with product roadmap and cross functional stakeholders at HARMAN to consolidate and optimize supply base.- Establish strong vendor relationships, effectively manage category supply base, perform advanced and intricate negotiations to realize annual savings, 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, track and evaluate market changes and new technologies - make appropriate fact-based recommendations for adoption by HARMAN stakeholders.- Manage and/or support preparation and evaluation of RFIs and RFPs.- Oversee roll-out of new vendor contracts and processes to all users.- Organize and lead regular QBR with strategic suppliers to track, report and drive continuous improvement on vendor performance metrics.**What You Need**- Bachelor's Degree.- Excellent data analytics and presentation skills- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish- Minimum 8+ years of procurement experience.- Prior experience in sourcing and negotiating mechanical materials or commodity in a consumer electronics or professional products environment using strategic category management techniques to achieve results.- Must possess the social intelligence to influence contractual negotiations to benefit HARMAN's position.**What is Nice to Have**- Master's Degree in Business Administration.- 5+ years of working experiences with OEM, JDM or ODM on complex product or subassembly from new Product Development through End of Life.- Experiences in professional audio industry is a plus.- Experience in successfully using benchmarking and cost analysis tools to deliver negotiation outcomes to exceed the market index.- Thorough program/project management skills.- Strong skills with: Supplier management, negotiation, contract development/analysis, supplier evaluation, price/cost analysis.- Solid understanding of risk management techniques.- Excellent market research and trend analysis skills.- Strong strategic/long-range planning skills.- Good financial analysis skills
