SVP, Supply Chain & Operations, Consumer Audio

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.

*THIS ROLE SITS IN SHENZHEN

About the Role

The Consumer Audio Strategic Business Unit (SBU) under the Lifestyle Division is a global leader in premium consumer audio products with annual revenues exceeding US$4B. The Senior Vice President Operations is responsible for leading all aspects of global Operations for the Consumer Audio SBU including Supply Chain Quality and Product Sourcing. This role is accountable for enabling business growth profitability and working capital optimization by delivering bestinclass cost quality delivery and operational excellence. SVP Operations plays a critical strategic leadership role partnering closely with SBU leadership and global stakeholders to drive performance resilience and continuous improvement across the endtoend value chain.

This role will lead global teams with an overall organization size of 180 employees. It directly manages 45 senior leaders across core Operations functions and aims to build strong succession pipelines and organizational capability within the global Operations function. This role reports to President Consumer Audio SBU.

What You Will Do

• Defining and executing global Operations strategies that deliver cost competitiveness operational excellence and scalable growth
• Driving strategic sourcing and supplier capability development to ensure quality delivery sustainability and risk resilience
• Owning endtoend quality across supplier design and field performance with continuous improvement mindset
• Leading supply chain performance across demand planning order fulfillment forecast accuracy inventory optimization and resilience
• Managing operational financial performance including BOM/BOL ownership logistics freight obsolescence warranty and fixed overhead with strong focus on gross margin and working capital optimization
• Establishing and tracking clear KPIs to drive accountability and performance execution
• Leading transformational initiatives including process optimization digital/automation enablement and advanced planning tools
• Partnering closely with BUs Engineering Finance Sales HR Legal regions and executive leadership to optimize SBU outcomes

What You Need to Be Successful

• Deep functional credibility with proven multinational and crossregional experience; strong experience in consumer electronics or similarly fastpaced highvolume global industries preferred
• Demonstrated success in driving operational excellence cost competitiveness and business performance at a senior leadership level
• Demonstrated senior leadership track record in strategy formulation and execution performance delivery and business
• Proven ability to lead large diverse and geographically distributed teams across functions and cultures
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to articulate complex topics clearly to senior executive audiences
• Strong analytical capability business acumen and decisionmaking skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities navigate ambiguity and deliver results in a dynamic global environment
• Flexibility to collaborate across time zones and travel internationally as required (approximately 1520%)

Leadership Capabilities

• Solid decisive leader who navigates complexity and ambiguity with confidence and good judgment
• Guides teams through changes motivates high performance and builds accountability across functions and regions. Coach and develop leadership capabilities for future successors
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and effective negotiation skills
• Recognized as a solutionoriented leader and effective multitasker
• Ability to make fast decisions in times of crisis

Personal Attributes

• Strong ownership mindset with an enterpriselevel perspective
• Confident composed and effective under pressure
• Resultsdriven with persistence and a strong execution focus
• Approachable and fair with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Trusted detailoriented pragmatic and resilient in challenging situations
• Energetic and highly focused on execution and outcomes
• Improvement mindset

Bonus Points if You Have

• Consumer Audio industry in global environments and dynamic organizations
• Longterm exposure to senior management operating models and enterprise decision environments

What Makes You Eligible

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain Management or a related discipline; Masters degree preferred
• Typically 20 years of progressive leadership experience in Operations Supply Chain Quality Sourcing or Manufacturing within complex multinational organizations
• Willingness to travel internationally as needed
• Willingness to work in an office environment in Shenzhen China
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and other applicable preemployment requirements

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 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
• 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.