Supplier Delivery Manager @ HARMAN

What You Will Do

• Responsibility for the SW deliverables of 3rd party suppliers to telematics across multiple domains.

• Planning, controlling and monitoring of all tasks related to supplier domains and tracking of related work product integration (SW modules) into the overall project

• Definition and documentation of the scope, timeline, quality (acceptance criteria) to be delivered by the suppliers based on the requirements from the automotive customer within the statement of work (SoW)

• Analysis and clarification of (customer) requirements, interfaces, architecture, timeline, etc. related to this domain with the customer, the impacted Harman domains and all involved suppliers on technical level (e.g. workshops, regular communication meetings)

• Organization, participation and documentation of regular alignment meetings with the suppliers

• Drive escalations (if needed) and bring them to closure

• Definition of supplier related project plans and alignment with the suppliers

• Monitoring of the suppliers performance in terms of scope, milestones and costs and intervention to the activities in case of need

• Specify and drive execution of acceptance tests for the deliverables and derive actions in case of non-conformance

• Problem/issue ticket management related to this domain

• Preparation of status reports for the SW PL and the line manager on regular basis

• Support of the project leads in regard to evaluation of requirements and change requests

• Preparation of SoW drafts and alignment with procurement, SW PL and line manager

• Ensuring compliance to Harman internal and SW engineering processes required by the customer (e.g. Automotive SPICE ACQ.4) and methods (e.g. SAFe); participation in related assessments

What You Need

Basic Qualifications:

• University degree (B-Tech in Electronics /Computer Science)

• Track record with minimum 10 years of experience of embedded systems, preferably in automotive

• Minimum of 5 years of experience of SW development

• Analytical skills and good system understanding in the embedded SW area

• Knowledge of automotive System-/SW Engineering

• Experience in technical coordination of engineering teams

• Experience in automotive project/program management

• Excellent communication and technical presentation skills

• Experience in working with (external) customers/OEMs

• Self-driven, autonomous and systematic way of working and able to help others achieve this

• Good communication skills in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Overall experience of 10+ years in automotive domain/Embedded domain with at least 2 years of experience in Telematics/Connected Car domain.

• Knowledge of Infotainment/Telematics systems and experience in working inside Automotive projects

• Good understanding and working skills in C/C++, Linux, SW architecture (UML), MS Office tools, JIRA, ALM

• Experience in managing of suppliers

• Knowledge of Linux, BSP software and Communication/Connectivity software domain

• Knowledge of operating system architecture and inter process communication methods

• Knowledge of Network Access Technologies (e.g 3G, 4G, 5G)

• Knowledge of SW development processes (e.g. V-Model, ASPICE, etc.)

• Knowledge of agile development methods