AI Supplier Ecosystem Relations Manager

About the Role

As a Supplier Ecosystem Relations Manager (P4) you will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for managing and evolving HARMANs AI and digital supplier ecosystem. You will evaluate emerging vendors technologies and solution providers helping ensure the organization maintains access to innovative capabilities while operating within established commercial governance and technology standards. This role requires a blend of vendor management ecosystem strategy procurement awareness and technology acumen to identify strategic partnerships and support informed sourcing decisions. You will work closely with procurement architecture legal security and business stakeholders to strengthen HARMANs AI and technology ecosystem.

Your Team

You will be a senior individual contributor partnering with procurement legal architecture security product platform and business teams to evaluate suppliers assess solution capabilities and support strategic ecosystem decisions across the enterprise.

What You Will Do

• Maintain visibility into the AI technology and platform supplier landscape identifying emerging vendors capabilities and market trends relevant to HARMAN.

• Conduct vendor and solution evaluations assessing technical fit platform compatibility scalability risk and business value.

• Define and maintain commercial guardrails evaluation criteria and ecosystem standards that support consistent supplier assessment and engagement.

• Partner with procurement and legal teams to support supplier selection due diligence contract reviews and commercial negotiations.

• Collaborate with architecture security and governance teams to ensure vendor solutions align with enterprise standards security requirements and technology roadmaps.

• Lead solution scouting activities to identify innovative technologies strategic partnerships and opportunities to accelerate AI and digital transformation initiatives.

• Develop comparative analyses business recommendations and executive briefings to support sourcing and investment decisions.

• Monitor supplier performance market developments and competitive offerings to inform ecosystem strategy and future platform investments.

• Facilitate stakeholder reviews and decision-making forums related to vendor selection ecosystem expansion and technology partnerships.

• Continuously improve supplier evaluation frameworks market intelligence processes and ecosystem management practices.
  

What You Need

• Bachelors degree in Business Procurement Information Systems Engineering Technology Management or a related field.

• 6 years of experience in vendor management procurement technology partnerships ecosystem management or related disciplines.

• Strong understanding of supplier evaluation sourcing processes commercial models contract considerations and vendor governance practices.

• Experience assessing enterprise technology cloud AI platform or software solutions from both business and technical perspectives.

• Strong stakeholder management communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence decisions across multiple functions.

• Proven ability to conduct market research evaluate strategic opportunities and develop data-driven recommendations for leadership.

What is Nice to Have

• Experience supporting AI cloud digital transformation or enterprise platform ecosystems.

• Familiarity with technology procurement software licensing SaaS commercial models and strategic sourcing practices.

• Experience working with global technology vendors consulting partners and enterprise software providers.

• Certifications in procurement vendor management strategic sourcing technology management or related disciplines.
  

What Makes YouEligible

• Willingness to travel 20% of the time.

• Willingness to work hybrid in the HARMAN Novi MI office 3 days a week.

• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG and more).

• 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.

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.