What You Will Do

• Lead and manage suppliers towards achieving breakthrough quality and reliability improvements

• Lead deployment of modern and effective quality methods and tools across supplier processes

• Internalize and deploy warranty and field failure PPM metrics and goals with alignment to key process improvement areas including manufacturing, test, and development processes

• Work closely with sourcing team to drive supplier performance towards achievement of defined goals using the supplier scorecard process

• Foster teamwork with the regional quality and product teams to insure total alignment of efforts and objectives

• Use quality data effectively and frequently to focus efforts on top priorities and achieving results

• Develop and deploy new product release plan to achieve quality performance requirements

• Respond aggressively to customer and regional quality team complaints by driving systematic countermeasures and preventive actions with suppliers

• Supervision to SQEs.

What You Need

• BSEE / BSME

• 8+ years in supplier quality management with proven and significant results

• Strong hands-on knowledge in the use of quality tools and methods; Six Sigma preferred

• Strong electronics background in audio/video technology and manufacturing

• Strong applied experience of ISO9001 and TS16949 quality standards

• Strong experience with program transferred is preferred.

• Required Skills:

• Lean Six Sigma with Green Belt certification, Black Belt preferred

• Proficiency in production process control and cosmetic and finish requirements.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influence skills

• Customer focus with urgency, responsiveness and initiative to action

• Data and fact driven with strong analytical skills

• Results driven and strives to meeting or exceeding goals and objectives

• Strong team player and builds trust and confidence with suppliers and internal teams

• Black Belt / Lean Expert certification preferred.

• Knowledge of cosmetics and finish control preferred

• Experience with ISO standards and supplier quality auditing

• Working knowledge of QS, TS, and APQP standards and processes preferred

• Strong background in Statistical Process Control, capability analysis (Cp, Cpk)

• Customer focus with urgency, responsiveness and initiative to action

• Data and fact driven with strong analytical skills

• Results driven and strives to meeting or exceeding goals and objectives

• Demonstrated leadership and will go the extra mile to getting things done

• Strong teamplayer and builds trust and confidence with suppliers and internal teams

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel.

• Willingness to work in an office.

• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)

• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University

• Competitive wellness benefits

• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria

• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development