About the role

  • Senior Category Manager developing procurement strategies for direct material categories at HARMAN. Leading supplier management and sustainability initiatives in a global context.

Responsibilities

  • Develop procurement strategies of assigned direct material categories.
  • Advise mechanical category procurement group on strategy development.
  • Lead supplier management for assigned category.
  • Design viable procurement strategies for high risk / high complexity product groups.
  • Perform end-to-end procurement project lead responsibilities of transformational projects.
  • Align procurement strategies with other divisions and business units.
  • Lead continuous improvement and process quality initiatives in mechanical procurement.
  • Lead mechanical procurement sustainability initiatives and projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred in business administration or economics
  • 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, cost analysis and supply chain optimization
  • Successful leadership experience in global procurement organizations
  • Comprehensive understanding of the procurement process
  • Excellent analytics and presentation skills
  • Experience with data visualization tools like SAP BI or Qlik.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Experience in audio technology or lighting industry supply chain is a bonus
  • Previous experience with analytics tools like BI, Qlik Sense or knowledge of modern procurement tools such as SAP, iValua, Ariba is a bonus

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Professional training
  • Great work environment
  • Career opportunities

Job title

Senior Category Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$173,250 - $254,100 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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