Automotive Sourcing, Program Delivery

About the role

This individual contributor role sits within the Global Procurement & BCA (Best Cost Analytics) organization, with a primary focus on Automotive Sourcing Program Delivery. The position serves as a key interface between Procurement & BCA and HARMAN Automotive's Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and Customer Groups (CGs), ensuring alignment and flawless execution from Business Award through End‑of‑Life, while also supporting pursuit and RFQ phases as required. In addition to its core Automotive Sourcing Program Delivery responsibilities, the role supports Japan Make & Deliver activities and Japan Indirect Procurement. This includes working closely with internal requesters to facilitate timely, effective, and policy‑compliant sourcing activities, collaborating with global procurement teams to ensure smooth operational execution, and contributing to the development of strategic purchasing plans over time. The position is accountable for managing Bill of Materials (BoM) cost performance across the entire product lifecycle, from customer quotation and new product introduction (NPI) through series production and ramp‑down, ensuring sustained cost competitiveness and profitability. While not the primary owner of supplier negotiations, the role requires strong cross‑functional leadership and influence to drive outcomes in close collaboration with Engineering, Program Management, Sales, Manufacturing, Finance, Category Management, BCA, and Value Management. The successful candidate acts as a central advocate for Procurement & BCA, ensuring sourcing strategies are effectively executed and program objectives are achieved across all phases of the product lifecycle, while supporting regional and global procurement priorities as the organization continues to evolve.

Responsibilities

• EXECUTE - Drive Strategic Sourcing and Program Delivery (Primary Responsibility)
• Lead sourcing execution for awarded components across all Harman Automotive SBUs, ensuring alignment with business case BoM targets and a plan-for-every-part across all program milestones, from design through SOP to end-of-life.
• Own Procurement and Supply Chain readiness across the full program lifecycle, including pre-SOP phases, ensuring timely, cost-effective execution at each critical milestone.
• Implement and manage dual sourcing and design-to-cost strategies during development, securing long-term competitiveness and supply continuity.
• Lead Make vs. Buy decisions, balancing target cost structures, manufacturing flexibility, and customer expectations.
• Continuously optimize BoM cost throughout the product lifecycle - from award through launch, production, and ramp-down - ensuring sustained profitability and cost competitiveness.
• WIN - Enable Pursuit Success with Competitive Costing (Secondary Responsibility)
• Own Total Landed BoM Cost inputs for customer business cases during the pursuit phase, ensuring competitiveness and alignment with internal financial targets.
• Engage early in design reviews to influence cost-optimized concepts, mitigate supply chain risks, and guide Engineering toward best-cost solutions.
• Define and drive alignment on cost targets across Direct Materials, Logistics, and Outsourcing teams to ensure pursuit proposals are executable and financially sound.
• Act as the Procurement & BCA lead during RFx processes, representing sourcing strategy within the pursuit team and ensuring seamless handover to Program Management upon award.
• Contribute to win strategies by balancing customer expectations, cost competitiveness, and long-term sourcing feasibility.
• COLLABORATE - Lead Cross-Functional Alignment and Execution
• Partner closely with Engineering, Program Management, Sales, Manufacturing, Finance, Category Management, BCA, and Value Management to ensure business case targets are met and program deliverables are achieved across all phases, from pursuit to end-of-life.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making, ensuring alignment on sourcing strategies, cost targets, and execution plans.
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Additional Information

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. Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive We're a global, multi-disciplinary team that's putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career. - Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience - Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence - Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment

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