Strategic Sourcing Manager – IT Software Licensing, Cloud, Professional Services
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Electronics Procurement Manager
HARMAN International
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $105,000 - $154,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Supervise a global team of Category Managers and Specialists managing semiconductors, electrical, and electromechanical components for PCBA manufacturing.
- Lead strategic sourcing of electrical components: semiconductors, passive electrical components, raw PCBs, connectivity components.
- Manage direct Harman spend and indirect spend by Harman-assigned contract manufacturers; achieve cost savings targets.
- Align strategy and orchestrate negotiations with other Harman business units/divisions and leverage the Samsung partnership.
- Collaborate with R&D on electronics category strategy, supplier, and technology strategies; engage supplier technology leadership.
- Create and manage electrical component supply chain solutions, including lifecycle events, last time buys, and major product changes.
- Lead strategic outsourcing and insourcing of PCBA assemblies and manage PCBA contract manufacturers and supplier relationships.
- Manage electronics distributor and supply chain value-add services, distribution contracts, and performance metrics.
- Manage electronics shortages, escalate and resolve supply issues; enable spot buys by quoting and price setup.
- Track and trace component usage at contract manufacturers and maintain an approved list of non-franchised distributors and brokers for supply assurance.
- Manage LOA for outsourcing suppliers on Harman contract pricing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field (preferred).
- 10+ years of progressive experience in global procurement, with direct, hands-on responsibility for electronic components.
- Proven leadership experience managing global teams and collaborating closely with electronics engineering and manufacturing organizations.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes and expertise in leading global category management activities.
- Exceptional analytical and presentation skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, with experience managing and working effectively across global teams in a multi-cultural environment.
- Willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international.
- Willing to work in an office located in Richardson, TX, in a hybrid model.
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.
- Bonus: Experience in global procurement business controls / business process development at a multinational global company.
- Knowledge of modern procurement tools such as SAP, iValua, and Ariba.
- Previous experience with analytics tools like Qlik Sense.
