Senior Category Manager, SOC
HARMAN InternationalAbout the role
General information
Location: Novi - Michigan, USA - Cabot Drive Job Family: Supply Chain Worker Type Reference: Regular - Permanent Pay Rate Type: Salary Career Level: P4 Job ID: R-43314-2025 Apply
Description & Requirements
About the Role
The Senior Category Manager will develop, drive and own the global category sourcing strategy and savings objectives specifically for SoCs and Memories. The successful candidate will manage all activities relating to global supply base including contracts, commercial/ pricing, supply assurance, innovation, cost reduction initiatives, and conflict resolution. The successful candidate will implement category strategies through alignment with HARMAN business units, engineering, quality, and manufacturing activities. Requires knowledge of the business unit's technology and product roadmaps and specific expertise in the procurement of Electronics and associated manufacturing cost structure.
What You Will Do
- Develop, drive and own the global strategy for complex categories and align with business objectives and support growth and profitability.
- Build and own appropriate supplier relationships with category supply base and present a single unified HARMAN International interface to the supply base.
- Works with Best Cost Analytics & HW & Component Engineering on technology roadmap plans and ensure long-term competitive cost of components.
- Manage difficult supplier negotiations and event driven cost reductions to meet annual cost reduction goals and Should C
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