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HAHARMAN

Director, Cost & Sustainability Engineering(m/w/x)

Garching bei München
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior

Defining cost and sustainability engineering strategy for automotive semiconductors. 15+ years in cost engineering, sustainability, or manufacturing required. Employee discounts on HARMAN/Samsung products.

Requirements

  • 15+ years in Cost Engineering, Sustainability, VM, Procurement, or Manufacturing/Engineering, preferably Automotive
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Economy
  • 10+ years in cost engineering, VM, design to cost, or manufacturing
  • 10+ years leading global teams for profitability, sustainability, innovation, time to market
  • Proven scientific expertise in semiconductors (chip, device, modem, memory)
  • More than 10 years in semiconductor industry
  • Outstanding engaging skills with diverse, cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders
  • Embrace continuous improvement in competitive environment
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong relationship building skills
  • Master’s degree
  • Experience with automotive electronics desirable
  • Build cross-functional collaboration models for sourcing, design, manufacturing improvements
  • Implement improvements in automotive electronics
  • Experience in corporate level design to cost/manufacturing programs
  • Proven team player
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent collaboration skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Change Orientation: adapt to changing demands and conditions
  • German language skills are a plus
  • Chinese language skills are a plus
  • Hungarian language skills are a plus
  • Willing to travel up to 20% (domestic and international)

Tasks

  • Define and execute cost and sustainability engineering strategy
  • Establish vision, goals, and methods for profitability and sustainability
  • Build capabilities for carbon neutrality and lifecycle assessment
  • Develop and align cross-functional teams for profitability and sustainability
  • Enroll executive leadership and suppliers in cost transparency framework
  • Support make versus buy analysis with Controlling, Category, and Operation teams
  • Define and deliver advanced sourcing and CO2e reduction strategies
  • Create and execute supplier and customer cost negotiation strategies
  • Ensure consistent cost and CO2e modeling practices
  • Develop synergy programs within Samsung Group
  • Lead Component Engineering to create a component library
  • Develop cost-conscious mindset across Automotive division teams
  • Lead, coach, and develop staff through training and succession planning

Work Experience

  • 10 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • GermanBasic
  • ChineseBasic
  • HungarianBasic

Benefits

Corporate Discounts

  • Employee discounts on HARMAN/Samsung products

Learning & Development

  • Extensive training opportunities
  • Professional and personal development

Informal Culture

  • Inclusive and diverse work environment

Other Benefits

  • Employee recognition and rewards program

Diverse Work

  • Work on emerging technologies
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