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Operations Manager, Business Development

HARMAN
Novi, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 3/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2025

Description & Requirements

About the role

You will be responsible for harnessing ideas of Business Development, into tangible, actionable and executable plans that will champion the cause of products within Harman Automotive Division. Reporting to the Vice President of Business Development - you will have global responsibility to track and trace early engagement activities across Asia, Europe, and N. America. You will work closely with the regional business development leads and be a vital cog connecting cross functional teams (customer groups, SBUs, Finance, Manufacturing, Procurement etc.) and drive value. You are analytical, structured, and methodical in your approach in finding the right solutions to challenges. You are a driven individual, with hunger to learn, passion to drive and possess a make-it-happen mindset. This is an amazing opportunity for a high potential individual to collaborate with enthusiastic colleagues and make an impact. The role provides you the platform to perform and further your career in business development. If this resonates with you, lets connect.

What you will do

  • Oversee strategic initiatives from ideation to implementation. Create systems and processes to streamline business development operations globally.
  • Drive collaboration meetings globally, develop templates and frameworks to drive efficiency into meetings. Ensure quality input are in place, so that right discussions and decisions are accomplished in meetings. Track deliverables, action items and hold stakeholders accountable.
  • Define, rollout and track KPIs helping stakeholders and leadership take the right decisions at the right time and attain relevant business objectives.
  • Provide reporting of regional pursuit status and associated KPIs including monthly reporting on customer engagement status to top management team.
  • Work with leadership to deliver, monitor, and communicate progress towards goals.
  • Responsible for planning, coordinating and leading workshops.
  • Create, contribute, and provide oversight to customer facing proposals, content, and strategy, supporting the business development team in early engagement.
  • Maintain strong knowledge of the automotive landscape, OEM transformations and competitor offerings and partnerships

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering. MBA preferred
  • At least 5 years of automotive experience working in a Tier-1 organization.
  • The ideal candidate will be an energetic, forward-thinking, and creative individual with sound technical skills, analytical ability, and good judgment. The person should possess an innate ability to break down complex topics into simpler messages in-turn driving effective communication. Ability to gauge not just what can be done but also how it can be done effectively and efficiently, is a key requirement for this role. Doing what is right is key for success in this role.
  • Results driven individual with a proactive, goal-oriented approach to decision making. The person is capable of handling multiple projects / initiatives simultaneously and execute to completion. Must have strong planning skills, and excellent time management skills with ability to prioritize and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment. The person can drive change in a matrix organization and be open to adapt to changing conditions.
  • Proficiency in Sales Force, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
  • What Makes You Eligible

  • Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
  • Work in Novi, Michigan office (Hybrid)
  • What We Offer

  • We offer an authentic diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
  • You will work on products and services that touch people's lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
  • Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
  • We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
  • We offer competitive compensation / benefit programs and recognition programs.
  • Hybrid

    Pay Transparency

    105,000 - $ 154,000

    Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

    Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

    Benefits HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

    Important Notice : Recruitment Scams

    Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com' email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn / email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in '@harman.com' about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through : harmancareers@harman.com.

    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.

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