Harman

About the Role

The Digital Supply Chain Manager for Procurement Applications will oversee corporate-level Supply Chain systems, providing top-tier services. As part of the Global Digital Supply Chain team, you will manage, support, evaluate, design, and deploy Supply Chain platforms, processes, and systems with both internal and outsourced resources.

You will manage global, regional, and local projects and system deployments, acting as the main contact for Procurement Digital applications. You will be responsible for operations, growth, standardization, stabilization, innovation, expansion, and consolidation.

Your Team

This position has some direct reports for allocated for Digital Supply Chain Networks in Germany and India. The Manager Digital Supply Chain Procurement and Compliance manage, supervise and admin a set of service providers/contractors and project managers that will be engage when working on the Digital and Business-related projects, incidents or services request. This position will report to a Digital Supply Chain Director or a regional Senior Manager within the team.

What You Will Do

• Manage, identify, and administer new or existing Procurement and Compliance Digital Supply Chain platforms, systems, and process enhancements.

• Provide strategic and tactical advice on Digital Supply Chain platforms, systems, and processes to all management levels.

• Establish strong relationships and service delivery reporting to regional supply chain stakeholders.

• Lead analysis of business needs to anticipate and solve challenges, particularly within the SAP landscape (SAP Purchasing, SAP Ariba, SAP SBN, etc.).

• Define, support, and manage the resource structure effectively.

• Work with Digital, business, and external teams to assign resources, resolve issues, and manage projects related to Digital Supply Chain Systems and Services.

• Create and maintain Global Supply Chain standards and write functional-technical specifications and requirements.

• Simultaneously manage multiple complex global technology projects, ensuring effort, schedule, cost, and quality.

• Serve as the SME for Supply Chain Networks, conducting periodic knowledge-sharing sessions with key users and business SMEs.

• Provide level 3 support globally and regionally, ensuring systems adhere to Harman ERP/ECC standards and maintaining system-related documentation.

What You Need

• This role requires though leadership, change orientation, excellent collaboration and customer service skills.

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree equivalent in Computers, Information Technology, or related field.

• A global perspective with the ability to understand and work effectively in a culturally diverse organization.

• Strong Industry experience at any of the following Industries:  Automotive, Electronic Consumer Products, High Technology.

• Demonstrated experience managing customer-facing, strategic projects as well as Application Development projects.

• Proven ability to manage key stakeholder interests, simultaneously managing conflicting priorities and business interests.

• Demonstrated experience (> 10 years) of increasing responsibilities within a global, multicultural, multi-location organization.

• Must have (> 10 years) knowledge and understanding of SAP Ariba, SAP S4/Hana central procurement, SAP SRM-MM, SAP GTS , SAP Vertex. Having SAP PP, EDI ABAP or SAP PP and general transportation and trade compliance systems is a big +

• 8 + Years’ Experience in handling vendor and contractors’ teams.

• Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and manage multiple projects.

• Excellent communication skills, strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP/4 Hana central procurement experience and certification

• Ariba cloud implementation experience and certification

• Global transportation management and trade compliance systems experience

• General knowledge of BI and Analytics

• Project management related certifications (PMO, Agile, Scrum)

• Formal Problem-solving training or certifications

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel.

• Be willing to work in an office at least 20% of the time. 

• Be willing to have flexible working hours depending on the Global-Regional-Local Initiatives, projects, and enhancements.

• English 100%

What We Offer:

• HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training and competitive market base compensation

• You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products

• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global friendly working atmosphere and good work-life-balance

• Attractive salary package based on the Metall & Elektro Tarif Baden Wurttemberg and an Employer contribution towards a company pension plan

• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies which also includes extensive technical trainings

• Internal talent management leadership acceleration programs

• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program

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