Director Value Management, Speakers, Car Audio (m / f / d)

HARMAN International; Ulm; Hybrid; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Value Management to optimize speaker costs globally. This pivotal role involves leading cross-functional teams to develop and implement cost improvement strategies throughout the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product development engineering, particularly within the speaker industry, and possess strong leadership skills to drive collaboration and innovation. Join a diverse and inclusive environment that values career development and offers competitive compensation, flexible work schedules, and opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about technology and making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Leistungen

Employee discounts on audio products

Flexible work schedule

Employer contribution to pension plan

Professional development opportunities

Employee recognition and rewards program

Qualifikationen

• 15+ years of experience in product development engineering, preferably in the speaker industry.
• Proven leadership experience in managing large multi-site teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead global teams to create cost improvement strategies for speaker products.
• Drive collaboration among engineering, manufacturing, and finance teams.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Collaboration

Product Development

Mechanical Engineering

Cost Optimization

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Advanced Degree in Engineering or Business

Jobbeschreibung

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

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.

About the Role

As Director Value Management, Speakers you will own speaker cost optimization globally. You will lead the global cross-functional teams to create cost improvement strategy and ideas, drive and implement the cost improvement strategy and activities to reduce total cost of speakers. Your scope will include Projects AND Products, full life cycle from RFQ through post SOP, COPQ, and Sustainability.

Your Team

Lead a global team with 8-10 direct reports including transducer engineering, adhesive specialist, Mechanical Engineers, and Business Analyst.

What You Will Do

1. Set the strategic direction and roadmap for the global speaker VAVE group worldwide and execute on critical projects. Ensure that the strategy is set and aligned to the R&D activities and technology rollouts as well as manufacturing strategy and requirements.
2. Manage all aspects of speaker VAVE responsibilities worldwide including projects and products, pre & post SOP, and ensuring parts are designed to meet benchmark costs.
3. Work with all engineering groups and other cross-functional teams to drive and deliver value to customers through features and cost reduction. Identify the lowest cost way and ensure the highest worth to accomplish the functions of a product, process, or project.
4. Ensure setup and execution of a 2-year rolling VAVE pipeline with SBU leads.
5. Participate in the development of common work practices, procedures and design standards with other engineering teams and manufacturing teams to achieve cost excellence.
6. Keep abreast of the latest developments in world-class best practices in relation to material cost and manufacturing cost.
7. Set objectives, measure performance, conduct appraisals and develop team/engineers through coaching and counseling.
8. Foresee technology opportunities beyond specific divisional or platform spaces, but at a more systematic/holistic level. Begin to develop a point of view on standards in the specific area of expertise or as projects prove key insights.
9. Support speaker product line lead to deliver cost-effective speakers and drive for profitability improvement.
10. Hire, coach, and develop high-performing talent ensuring the success of each team member.
11. Foster and maintain a positive and collaborative work environment to motivate staff while driving improvement through innovative solutions.

What You Need

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
2. 15+ years of experience in product development engineering mechanical parts, speaker industry preferred.
3. Engineering/program management leadership experience in leading and coaching large multi-site teams.
4. Proven experience collaborating with a team of design engineering, manufacturing, finance, sourcing, and product management members and coordinating activities among team members with either direct or indirect reporting structure.
5. Proven key leadership traits and skills: collaborative work style, integrity, creativity, objectivity, assertiveness, effectiveness, responsibility, honesty, reliability.

What is Nice to Have

1. Advanced degree in engineering, business or management/leadership preferred.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

What Makes You Eligible

1. Willingness to travel 10%-20% of the time.

What We Offer

1. HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training, and competitive market base compensation.
2. You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products.
3. Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a globally friendly working atmosphere and good work-life balance.
4. Attractive salary package and an employer contribution towards a company pension plan.
5. Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies which also includes extensive technical training.
6. Internal talent management leadership acceleration programs.
7. “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.

LI-Hybrid

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.