Manager, Supplier Quality

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 youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.

A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end esteemed brands like JBL Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

Drive excellence in high-end audio brands (JBL/Mark Levinson/Revel) by leading supplier quality initiatives deploying advanced quality methods analyzing field data to improve reliability collaborating cross-functionally to achieve quality targets conducting rigorous supplier audits and leveraging manufacturing expertise to elevate product performance and customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do

• Contribute your talents to high-end esteemed brands like JBL Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience
• Lead and manage Consumer Audio SBU 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 for Consumer SBU
• 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
• Lead and lever outsourcing to perform supplier source inspection AQL using 0.4/major acceptance criteria
• Develop and deploy new product release plan to achieve quality performance requirements especially for Reliability part
• Respond aggressively to customer and regional quality team complaints by driving systematic countermeasures and preventive actions with suppliers from manufacturing perspective
• Be a expertise in Consumer Audio products manufacturing area
• Perform regular supplier and potential supplier audit from Supplier Quality perspective

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelors degree
• 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
• 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 team player 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 allowing for full-time remote work one day per week for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman 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
• Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program
• 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 torace 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.