HARMAN International

Supply Chain

• Analyze vendor, warehouse, and customer performance to identify trends and support process optimization and cost reduction
• Lead and support the information-gathering phase to evaluate project feasibility
• Lead stakeholder meetings, capture decisions, and ensure timely completion of follow-up tasks
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and documentation, including statements of work, deliverables, and lessons learned

Summer Intern – Supply Chain & Operations

IT Support

• Execute the pursuit strategy for new business opportunities in alignment with the customer account strategy.
• Identify and create new pursuits and drive early engagement activities including “war gaming” and 10 standards
• Own RFI/RFQ response for new business opportunities and be responsible for the quote as well as for commercial sourcing negotiations with the customer
• Create game-changing unique selling proposition and value statements
• Understand customer expectations (cost, requirements, timing) and define internal targets to meet them
• Identify key stakeholders and decision makers and develop strategies to win new business

Pursuit Manager, Display

Manager

• Understand and monitor global legislation, industry and customer requirements in regards to circularity, recycled content and end-of-life strategies
• Drive the circularity strategy for the Automotive division and coordinate execution in line with corporate and divisional goals, industry requirements and customer trends
• Establish and maintain best in class product recycled content methodology/life-cycle-assessment capabilities and oversee integration of circularity into strategic business planning
• Drive circularity initiatives in the functions and work collaboratively with the product development and operations teams in implementing, measuring, and tracking the implementation
• Support customer teams to make sure that products being proposed for customer quotes are complying with sustainability and circularity guidelines
• Add value to business development by helping to position Harman’s automotive sustainability strategy as a key differentiator in customer quotes and proposals, and ensuring alignment with customer sustainability strategy
• Serve as advisor, business partner and link directly supporting the business unit and functional leaders on circularity initiatives, goals and methodology
• Represent automotive sustainability with external initiatives such as industry collaboration forums and customers

Circularity Manager

Systems Engineer

• Act as a architect and owner of systems regarding Business Application, Design, functionality, data structures, and intersystem connections
• Act as an owner between Business and Digital by owning the business outcomes and requirements related to Configuration Management (which is valid for all departments) and centralized system solution design that is typically missed in the fundamentals of software and system design
• Design and build new procedures and systems as a Citizen Developer, both in collaboration with Harman Digital for enterprise Quality applications and in Low-Code Platforms (ex. Mendix) for custom user applications
• Work closely with your teammates in Configuration Management to solve complex problems and support with exceptional tool design
• Identify potential issues in change and quality management, formulating problem statements and developing solutions
• Drive optimizations and improvements for PLM & Quality processes and upstream/downstream applications such as Teamcenter PLM, SAP or EDM
• Performing as necessary administrative tasks in PLM & Quality Systems, SAP, and other master data applications
• Support business departments (ex. Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement), dependending on assigned focus area, in their daily work with the systems
• Perform Root Cause problem solving on complex business processes and system issues to enable continuous improvement and achievement of Quality & PLM phase objectives
• Lead, own and drive creation of master data requirements to ensure effective launch of project deliverables
• Develop in-depth knowledge of functional systems in place to establish and manage migration strategies as necessary for successful integrations

CM Systems Engineer

General Counsel

• Managing Legal and Business Risk Across the functions for the division and its CAMs and SBUs.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements and amendments.
• Advising business team members on HARMAN’s automotive RFQ process.
• Supporting resolution of commercial disputes with customers and suppliers.
• Identifying legal and regulatory issues in product initiatives and customer agreements.
• Engaging strategically in risk assessment/mitigation and developing innovative approaches to legal issues.
• Advising the Automotive warranty and quality teams on recall campaigns, customer disputes, claims, and settlements.

Business Commercial Counsel

Director

• 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.

Director – Supplier Resiliency

Human Resources

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to HR leaders and other senior business leaders, translating organizational needs into innovative digital solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation and integration of HR technologies.
• Drive the adoption of cutting-edge HR technologies including core HR, payroll processing, Talent management and Learning platform applications enhanced through AI, machine learning, and automation, to create a future-ready HR function.
• Identify and drive automation of manual HR processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of HR operations and employee experience.
• Enable predictive and prescriptive analytics to support workforce planning, talent management, and employee engagement strategies.
• Implement self-service tools and solutions for employees and managers, enabling a seamless digital experience.
• Prepare Digital HR roadmap, lead the execution of digital HR initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, and budgets.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of HR digital professionals, including technology specialists, data analysts, and process experts.

Director, Digital – HR

• Lead role of the Regional Supply Planning teams responsible for coordinating internal and external capacity constraints in order to create the optimized supply plan for the tactical planning horizon as well as close cross-functional collaboration to resolve internal and external constraints and representing the department to the leadership.
• Operate as a Global Role covering all regions of the Harman Automotive Organization
• Work with the Regional Supply planning teams to come with scenarios based on regional needs to be presented for reviews in the weekly/monthly meetings and installing KPI measures and dashboards to track performance of the function.
• Apply expert knowledge of the automotive industry and supply chains to ensure optimal supply planning and thus satisfaction of demand to ensure inventory & logistics cost optimization and overall customer satisfaction.
• Resolve Constraint Situations by utilizing strong analytical skills and leveraging experience in supply planning in the automotive industry.
• Utilize excellent communication and collaboration skills to ensure close collaboration within the SIOP organization and communication up and down the chain of command and also support supplier discussions when required.
• Implement the HARMAN competencies of Leadership, Collaboration, Judgement and Results Driven and actively participate in defining and executing the SIOP strategy to ensure end to end Resilience of the supply chain.

Finished Goods Planning Lead, Supply Chain Management

• Plan and drive sell-out targets in alignment with the NSM across LFR, RR, and GT channels, ensuring alignment with regional business objectives.
• Monitor performance metrics, including target achievement trends, growth trends, CS–DS trends, and attachment ratios.
• Implement and ensure compliance with planograms across retail formats (LFR and GT).
• Govern and optimize retail investments at the store level.
• Manage ISP and TL deployment, including productivity norms (BDN), hiring, and retention.
• Drive store activation initiatives to improve visibility and conversions, including in-store visibility innovations, hotspots, combo displays, and localized initiatives.
• Lead digital initiatives, with a focus on GMB execution and effectiveness.
• Develop and execute marketing initiatives for focus partners and key stores to drive growth and improve CS.
• Stay continuously updated on market trends, competition, and industry best practices.

Retail Sellout Manager

• Lead the technical design and architecture of the Finance Digital Ecosystem in partnership with Finance teams.
• Translate broad business outcomes into detailed functional, data, and technical requirements and solution designs.
• Own the “HOW”: platform selection, architecture patterns, integration design, system configuration approach, and technical roadmap execution.
• Ensure the Finance ecosystem aligns with enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, security policies, and Digital’s technology standards.
• Establish governance for design decisions, solution patterns, integration models, and global template adherence.
• Serve as the authoritative design voice for all Finance-related digital platforms.
• Convert business requirements into detailed solution blueprints, user stories, configuration workbooks, integration specs, and technical designs.

Director, Systems Architecture – Finance

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Co-create a scalable digital finance strategy
• Partner with senior leaders in Finance to align digital initiatives
• Ensure seamless data flow across systems
• Implement advanced analytics and reporting tools
• Streamline and automate shared service operations

Director, Finance Digital Architect

• Managing Legal and Business Risk across the functions for the division and its CAMs and SBUs.
• Sales: strategic business partner reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements and amendments.
• Advise business team members on HARMAN’s automotive RFQ process, including updating and maintaining RFQ offer templates.
• Support resolution of commercial disputes with customers and suppliers.
• Prepare and conduct trainings for managers and employees on relevant legal topics.
• Compliance: Identifying legal and regulatory issues in product initiatives and customer agreements.
• Engage with legal procurement and supply chain management to address global supply chain issues.
• Advise the Automotive warranty and quality teams on recall campaigns, customer disputes, claims, and settlements.

Business Counsel, Commercial

• Analyze portfolio performance, pricing, and inventory to identify near-term and mid-term sales opportunities and margin optimization and influence regional leaders to take appropriate action.
• Partner with Product Management to align roadmap priorities, product lifecycle plans, and inventory health with customer demand trends.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to reduce excess & obsolete product exposure while increasing revenue velocity.
• Own the commercial readiness phase of new products — ensuring handoff from Product Management (development phase) to Sales Regions (execution phase) is seamless and complete.
• Define and manage the product handoff framework between Product Management and Sales, ensuring each product moves from concept to market launch with clear ownership transitions.
• Lead go-to-market readiness reviews with Regional Sales Directors to confirm commercial alignment and launch readiness.
• Develop and maintain sales enablement content (pitch decks, ROI models, competitive comparisons, playbooks).
• Deliver training and workshops to elevate product knowledge and sales effectiveness.
• Act as the global subject matter expert linking technical capability with customer use cases.
• Translate product feature sets into value-based selling narratives tailored to regional priorities.
• Facilitate best-practice sharing across regions and support key account planning efforts.

Director, Global Retail Vertical Market

Sales

• Annual Business Planning – In partnership with the VP of ESS Sales, develop and execute an annual business plan to achieve organizational, team, and account objectives, aligning short- and long-term goals for the Best Buy channel.
• Performance Ownership – Own and deliver key performance metrics including sales, profit, account receivables, return on investment, and sell-through performance for assigned accounts.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner daily with the VP of ESS Sales, and Best Buy’s cross-functional teams to manage business priorities, address account needs, and ensure timely resolution with clear communication.
• Relationship Management – Cultivate and grow strategic relationships within Best Buy to advance joint business plan objectives and secure high-visibility opportunities.
• Forecasting & Analytics – Partner with the VP of ESS Sales, Best Buy, and Sound United’s demand planning team to deliver accurate, high-confidence sales forecasts by analyzing sales data, monitoring inventory health, and identifying areas for improvement.
• Market & Competitive Insights – Coordinate marketing-supported account activities, align reseller strategies with Sound United priorities, and own the collection and documentation of competitive intelligence to drive strategic decision-making.

Director of Sales

• Collaborate with senior leadership to design and execute the overall PMI strategy
• Lead efforts to blend two distinct company cultures
• Develop and implement change management initiatives to guide employees through transitions
• Assess existing talent pools from both organizations and develop a strategy to deploy and retain key talent
• Serve as the primary HR liaison for all internal communications related to the merger
• Review and harmonize policies, benefits, and compensation structures
• Design programs that keep employees motivated, engaged, and productive
• Implement targeted training initiatives to upskill employees
• Track and report on PMI progress, employee sentiment, and integration success
• Guide the strategy, design, and delivery of programs that enhance our culture, individual growth and leadership development