PRINCIPAL PRODUCT VALUE ANALYTICS ENGINEER

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About the Role The Principal Value Analytics Engineer is responsible to define and execute the product value analytics strategy across HARMAN Automotive division considering all regions, business units and customer.
This role will create “competitive advantages “ by elevating Harman’s current direct material focused initiatives to.
Total value analytics approach with coverage on Functionality Material, Licenses Process Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) Carbon footprint Automotive product portfolio of high technology products which drives around $500MB to $1B in annual material spend at Harman.
The role is responsible for optimizing an annual spend of +$500M and expected to deliver +$75M EBIT improvement over multiple years to enable divisional level profitability, sustainability and growth goals Your Team This position will report to the Product Value Analytics & Benchmarking lead and will be an individual contributor role with no direct or indirect reports.
What You Will Do Build the product value models for advanced technology products such as Connectivity Audio speakers Amplifiers Define and drive the HARMAN “best practice” product value reference including BOM, BOL, BOP, COPQ, Carbon for all the Harman Automotive products across all SBUs Define and lead development of product value models supported by reliable and validated internal/external data Lead and drive the technical definition and implementation of product value modeling solutions, including the identification of analytics that enable trend and sensitivity data to be established.
Contribute and support VM teams during the ideation phase to establish reference improvement targets supported by analytical product models Develop close internal collaboration with advance sourcing engineering and external technical relationships with suppliers to identify best value solutions, including emerging technologies that provide value, CO2e improvements Analyze competitor product benchmark reports/results and analyze cost engineering results to establish comprehensive product value assessment Develop and enhance internal Harman product analysis database Creating professional reliable product value analytics modeling in-house tools and validating 3rd party tools, databases What You Need Bachelors Degree in Engineering Minimum 10 years work experience in the following areas.
Product cost/value engineering of high technology electronics systems preferably within automotive Value/Cost management of Electrical, (E)/mechanical components and systems Engineering automotive Electrical, (E)/mechanical components Professional knowledge in electronic, electrical & mechanical component integrated into an assembly Advanced manufacturing engineering Minimum 5+ years of experience and ability to influence working with diverse global teams to improve profitability, growth, sustainability, innovation, and time to market commitments.
Proven experience in one of the advanced technology automotive or consumer electronics products such as, Connectivity, Audio Proven technical leadership with demonstrated ability to lead and review cost engineering analysis Proven track record of outstanding engaging skills in diverse, cross functional teams including executive stakeholders to embrace continuous improvement in a highly competitive environment.
Strong leadership skills with strategic thinking and track record of driving change orientations Exceptional engaging skills in diverse, cross functional teams including Procurement & Engineering leadership to embrace continuous improvement in a highly competitive environment.
Change Orientation.
Able to adapt to changing demands and conditions What is Nice to Have Master’s degree in engineering or MBA Proven experience in implementing decarbonization projects in a matrix organization Commercial basics in Procurement, controlling and accounting What Makes You Eligible Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travel Be willing to work in an office in Mexico) or work remotely full-time with occasional trips to all HARMAN locations.
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 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.
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