RFQ Manager (m/f/d)

HARMANs engineers and designers are creative purposeful and agile. As part of this team youll 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 youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive we give you the keys to fast-track your career.

• Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
• Combine ingenuity in-depth research and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
• Advance in-vehicle infotainment safety efficiency and enjoyment

About the Role

As the RFQ Manager in the global RFQ (Request for Quotation) team you will be part of the rapidly growing Business Unit Connectivity. You will contribute significantly to the growth of our hardware software and services business. You will report to the Director Global RFQ. There are no direct reports associated with this position.

What You Will Do

• You will work closely with our sales organization to identify and win new Connectivity business globally. Connectivity includes communications modules V2X antennas gateways and related systems and software.
• Working in cooperation with Customer Account Management sales managers you will engage early with our Automotive OEMs (research engineering) and represent our Business Unit with technical expertise at the customer to maximize our Connectivity business.
• You will work closely with customer engineering teams to understand requirements influence the customers technical direction and build confidence in Harmans products and product delivery capabilities.
• Coordinating technical peer meetings between Harman experts and customer peers to enable technical dialogs that could influence customer specifications and RFQs.
• You will manage the creation of proposals in response to RFIs RFQs and RFPs for Connectivity solutions based upon customer requirements.
• Active steering during RFI/RFQ-phase to compile feasibility studies and to complete product performance specification.
• Coordination of all requirement engineering activities and requirement analysis
• Steering of Team 1 with related sub-teams and external suppliers
• Top level planning and controlling
• Report out to customer and internal management and peer teams.
• Align technical and commercial program targets with functional departments.
• You will work closely with Product Management to feed that function with customer requirements and creative ideas in order to define and develop differentiating products.
• You will work closely with solution architect and make sure that all required aspects are covered well in technical proposal and also in BOM
• You will work with finance procurement engineering and manufacturing team to collect all required BC inputs and make sure that BC is prepared along with finance team and its reviewed with required stakeholder before approval gates

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical engineering or related degree (BS Computer Engineering for example) MBA is a plus
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in the technology industry or automotive industry
• Experience with SW and HW development projects and processes
• Experience and good skills in working with software tools in general (DOORS Excel JIRA Confluence)
• A broad technical background with general knowledge of cellular and network technology standards mobile devices Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS Infotainment systems inter-vehicle communications (buses) advanced safety cloud-based services software architectures and automotive-grade products and processes.
• Strong customer focus required.
• Able to push forward topics decisions and escalations in heterogeneous teams.
• Technical and commercial English fluently
• Ability to motivate and to communicate.
• Ability to maintain technical expertise/competence with the ever-changing technology.
• Enthusiastic creative and desire to constantly learn about business and technical topics.
• Ability to communicate advanced and complex concepts and ideas persuasively and concisely to all levels.
• Good presentation skills
• Willingness to travel from time to time.
• Flexibility
• Highly organized and multitasking

Bonus Points if You Have

• Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in an automotive tier-1 or tier-2 supplier of electronic components or automotive OEMs

What Makes You Eligible

• Knowledge in Infotainment/Telematics systems and experience in working inside Automotive projects
• Willingness to travel from time to time domestic and international

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
• Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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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.