Hybrid Director – Supplier Resiliency

at HARMAN International

• Job title: Director – Supplier Resiliency
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Garching, Germany

About the role

• Director of Supplier Resiliency leading global Supplier Resiliency and Supply Chain Risk Management at HARMAN. Responsible for ensuring robustness, continuity, and sustainability of automotive supply base.

Responsibilities

• Lead and define the global Supplier Resiliency and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) function across all regions and automotive product lines
• Own the global resiliency strategy, end-to-end Risk Management implementation roadmap, operating model, organizational structure, headcount planning, investments, and cost management for SCRM
• Establish governance models that integrate supplier resiliency into sourcing decisions, category strategies, and enterprise risk management
• Implement structured E2E supplier risk framework covering operational and capacity risk, quality and delivery risk, financial and business continuity risk, geopolitical, regulatory, and environmental risk, sustainability and ESG-related risk
• Ensure proactive identification of single-source, single-site, and bottleneck risks, including Tier-n exposure
• Define and execute risk mitigation and recovery strategies in collaboration with Procurement and Operations
• Utilize the Supplier Resiliency organization to actively engage suppliers through resiliency assessments, development programs, and business continuity planning
• Drive corrective actions and supplier recovery plans for high-risk or underperforming suppliers
• Provide executive oversight and governance for sustainability and ESG activities led by dedicated team resources
• Lead the development and deployment of digital tools, dashboards, and early-warning systems, AI solutions for supplier risk monitoring and scenario analysis
• Act as a senior escalation point for supplier-related crises, including supply disruptions, quality escapes, financial distress, or force majeure events
• Partner closely with Supplier Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, and OEM Customer Quality teams to ensure resilient launches and stable serial production
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global team with strong expertise in supply chain risk, analytics, and supplier development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supplier management, supplier quality, supply chain risk, or operations within an Automotive Tier-1 or complex manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of experience leading global, multi-regional teams in a matrix organization
• Proven expertise in end-to-end supply chain risk management, including identification, assessment, mitigation, and recovery across supplier tiers and lifecycle stages
• Strong understanding of global manufacturing operations, capacity management, and business continuity planning
• Strong understanding of ESG data systems, including supplier sustainability assessments, Scope 3 emissions data, and regulatory reporting requirements
• Demonstrated ability to leverage data, analytics, and digital tools to drive supplier risk visibility, early warning systems, and fact-based executive decision-making
• Strong change leadership capabilities, with the ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and transformation initiatives
• Proven success working in international and cross-cultural environments, adapting leadership style as needed
• Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies, applied at a strategic and systems level
• Excellent strategic thinking, stakeholder influence, and executive communication skills.

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
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development