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About the Role
You will be a key stakeholder overseeing the Demand planning and inbound material activities within HARMAN Lifestyle Consumer Audio. You will analyze data to align forecasts with customer service goals and the business's financial plan.
Your Team
You will report to the Demand Planning Manager.
What You Will Do
- Execute scenario planning for current and long-term forecasts required to drive production and inventory planning.
- Proactively alert sales and supply team on changes in Key Account buying patterns by SKU, changes in assortment, to maximize delivery of sales.
- Lead forecasting reviews with sales, marketing, and finance teams to ensure alignment of inventory plans.
- Lead excess and obsolesces prevention reviews and analyze variances of forecasted items quarterly.
- Facilitate customer SKU allocation.
- Liaison for the supply planning team with other functional teams (Sales, Ops, Logistics, and Marketing) to incorporate market intelligence into the forecasting environment.
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or any related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Demand Plannin401 (k) retirement savingsdomesticallyg and Data Management, preferably in a fast-paced consumer industry.
- Experience with Point of Sale (POS) review.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to articulate assumptions, recommend alternatives, and corrective actions for non-adherence.
What is Nice to Have
- Work experience with the large retailers is a plus (BBY, Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.).
- Proficient in SAP/IBP.
- Strong analytical skills, experience working with a large volume of data and performing quantitative analysis.
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestic travel.
- Be willing to work in an office in Northridge, CA (Hybrid work schedule available).
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What We Offer
- Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Demand Planning and Data Management (preferably in a fast-paced consumer industry).
- Experience with Point of Sale (POS) review.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to articulate assumptions, recommend alternatives, and corrective actions for non-adherence.
- Willingness to travel up to 5% (domestic).
- Willingness to work in an office in Northridge, CA (hybrid schedule available).
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.
- Work experience with large retailers (Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.).
- Proficiency in SAP/IBP.
- Strong analytical skills and experience working with large volumes of data and quantitative analysis.
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harman and has not been reviewed or approved by Harman.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
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What We Do
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. 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. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
