DIRECT PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

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 The Direct Procurement Specialist is an operational support role, responsible for supporting Harman’s procurement processes for direct materials used in the production of Harman’s finished goods.
These activities include the maintenance and validation of master data consistency from the vendor master to purchase order generation.
Your Team This role will report to the Direct Procurement Ops Director.
This position has no direct reports What You Will Do Creation, maintenance, and validation of Procurement Master Data & transactional settings including Vendors, Material Master, Purchasing Information Records, Source Lists, Scheduling Agreement, Quota Arrangements & EDI Contact suppliers to attain missing data needed for system updates.
Act as a liaison between Category Managers and Material Planning/Supplier Quality Engineers to help expedite the vendors set-up and SAP records needed to complete purchase orders Issue resolution related to order management with Material Planning, specifically related to part shortage situations.
Ensure compliance to ordering from non-qualified secondary sources.
Execute critical sourcing and process management of related activities from RFQ to PO execution and follow up including monitoring and control records.
The position has a global scope of action with high requirements for analytical skills, attention to detail, ERP Materials Module expertise, global time-zone differences management, self-directing, remote working in English, Collaboration, Judgement and Results Driven focus.
What You Need Require a degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Business Operation, Supply Chain Management, Materials management, or related field.
4+ years’ experience in supporting Procurement activities including sourcing.
English language fluency ERP Materials Module expertise Good understanding of the P2P (Purchase-to-Pay) Processes What is Nice to Have SAP MM module experience including Procurement master data set up.
Excel, PowerPoint, strong reporting and analytical skills to summarize large amounts of data.
Remote working and global scope experience Strong initiative and ownership of their area What Makes You Eligible Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel Be willing to work in a hybrid environment with office located is Suzhou, CN Be comfortable with remote management.
What We Offer Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location 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 Tuition Reimbursement Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development 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.
About HARMAN International HARMAN (harman.
om) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide, including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise automation solutions; and software services.
With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson ® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world.
HARMAN also is a technology and integration services leader for the Automotive, Mobile, Telecommunications and Enterprise markets.
More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems.
The Company's software solutions power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated, personalized, adaptive and secure across all platforms, from the work and home to car and mobile.
HARMAN has a workforce of approximately people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
In March , HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or Protected Veterans status.
HARMAN offers a great work environment, brilliant career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.
Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN! DO NOT apply on this page.
Click HARMAN logo in top left to search and apply.