Material Planner

About the Position

At HARMAN, you have more than a career. Our agile culture gives you the chance to rapidly develop your skills, learn quickly and find ways to create excellent results. We invite you to constantly challenge yourself, cultivate new ideas, work on something new and enhance your abilities. There are many great opportunities across all of our HARMAN divisions and locations. Like this one.

Position / About the role

We are looking for a Material Planner to join our team in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. In this role, you will play a key role in ensuring material availability for production, managing material shortages, and assessing the logistical impacts of customer/production demand changes.

In this position, you will work closely with production planning, central procurement management, production, warehouse, transportation planning, and quality assurance to ensure that the production material supply is secured while minimizing the risk of obsolete and excess inventory.

Responsibilities

• Analyze material availability, identify and escalate critical shortages
• Track shortage materials on a daily basis with short- and medium-term communication with suppliers
• Prepare decision-support analyses, determine and implement possible actions in case of material shortage or obsolete risk
• Actively collaborate with related areas
• Participate in internal and customer critical material discussions
• Represent the operational organization in meetings, asserting HARMAN's interests
• Coordinate hardware and software switches from a logistical perspective
• Prepare decision support for the optimal timing of hardware switches, considering material shortage and obsolete risks
• Prepare analyses, determine actions, and coordinate them with related areas in case of obsolete inventory formation

Requirements

• Higher education degree in logistics, economics, supply chain, or technical fields, or relevant professional experience in a similar role
• Experience in manufacturing, logistics, or supply chain environments
• Good analytical skills and system thinking
• Confident knowledge of Excel, experience in creating reports and analyses
• Ability to interpret complex data and compile decision-support information
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently, yet with a strong team spirit
• Fluent in English and Hungarian, both spoken and written

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of SAP or other enterprise management systems
• Experience in automotive or electronics manufacturing environments
• Experience in material shortage management, inventory management, or production planning
• Inventory management experience
• Experience in supplier negotiations

We Offer

• Work with some of the world's largest car manufacturers as part of an international team
• Competitive benefits package
• Housing/settlement support if you join us from another location
• Opportunities for ongoing professional training
• Career and development opportunities
• Employee discount on HARMAN products (JBL®, AKG®, HARMAN Kardon®)

About the Company

HARMAN has been amplifying the sense of sound since the 1920s. Today, our integrated technology platforms make the world smarter, safer, and more connected. We create innovative technologies across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our award-winning portfolio, marketed under 16 iconic brands such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, sets us apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, partners, and each other.

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!

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HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. We encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We strive to hire the best qualified candidates and are committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. 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. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications, and job-related performance.

HARMAN is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.