We as an employer.

YOUR TASKS:

• Independent management of all procurement-related activities within our electronics, display, and smart-cabin projects
• Preparation, review, and alignment of RFQ documentation (technical specifications, drawings, requirement specifications) in close collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and Project Management
• Intensive communication with our Chinese suppliers: daily coordination on technical questions, schedules, prices, and quality requirements
• Obtaining, analysing, and evaluating quotations while considering material cost structures, production capacities, logistics costs, and economical lot sizes
• Conducting price, schedule, and contract negotiations for prototype, sample, pre-series, and series scopes — in German, English, and ideally Chinese
• Coordination of all purchased components in the project, including schedule tracking, risk assessment, escalation management, and supplier coordination
• Alignment of purchasing decisions with relevant departments (Engineering, Controlling, Quality, Logistics, Project Management)
• Active contribution to cost-optimization initiatives (e.g. Design-to-Cost, target costing, material substitution, supplier optimization)
• Regular communication with teams in Europe and Asia as well as participation in supplier meetings and technical clarifications
• Creation and maintenance of all procurement-related project documents depending on the project phase (RFQ documents, quotation comparisons, awarding documents, contracts, reports)
• Project reporting on budget status, cost targets, schedule status, and quality KPIs of the procurement packages