MAIN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES  

• This position provides purchasing related assistance to business units
• This position ensures the implementation of Audi purchasing process
• This position ensures the cost saving of project to maximum and to remain within budget

• This position ensures the sourcing within the timeframe to guarantee the smooth roll out of the sourcing scope    

RESPONSIBILITIES / TASKS

• Sourcing Execution & Commercial Negotiation
• Lead sourcing process and cross functional alignment for marketing-related categories (covering media buy, offline events, digital marketing, creative production, etc.) to secure project timeline and optimal commercial terms
• Manage in-depth cost breakdown/structure analysis for responsible categories
• Prepare negotiation strategy and conduct negotiation with suppliers on commercial and contractual terms
• Independently prepare and present projects in sourcing committees
• Lead and compose full legit service agreement with supplier and internal stakeholders
• Manage the end-to-end sourcing process and documentation under compliance and audit regulations

• Business Units Engagement & Collaboration Management
• Act as a sourcing business partner to deeply engage with Marketing, Branding, and other business units. Proactively participate in early-stage demand discussions, providing market insights and cost-optimization suggestions from a sourcing perspective to guide stakeholders in setting reasonable expectations
• Establish and maintain efficient communication mechanisms with business units. Regularly review sourcing service quality and process efficiency, effectively resolving cross-functional conflicts and enhancing internal customer satisfaction

• Supplier Management
• Manage supplier scouting, screening, qualification, and performance evaluation to build and continuously optimize a high-quality marketing supplier pool. Conduct regular business reviews with key suppliers, monitoring their service quality, creative output, and delivery timelines to effectively identify and mitigate supply risks
• Identify and systematically nurture innovative local Chinese suppliers, empowering and incubating them to become high-quality supply resources for global projects

• Project Analysis & Strategic Support
• Support end-to-end management of major marketing projects, offering optimization recommendations from supply chain and sourcing strategy perspectives to ensure perfect on-time, high-quality, and on-budget delivery

• Advanced & Strategic Tasks
• Management presentation, data-driven report
• Continuing work on and drive cost optimization for key material group
• Collaboration with Group Purchasing strategy
• Cost Optimization for global projects. Maintain close communication and collaboration with Audi AG, synergizing cross-border marketing projects to ensure local execution aligns seamlessly with the global brand strategy

Necessary education:

• Master’s or above
• Excellent proficiency in English (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), with the ability to use English as a working language
• German language skill preferred

Personal skills:

Analystical skills, negotiation skills, multitasking, conflict management skills, knowing of PEP and product development process

Working experience (in years):

• 3-5+ years of experience in indirect sourcing, with a strong preference for experience in marketing-related sourcing
• Familiar with key resources and pricing logic in marketing sourcing, with proven experience in managing and executing large-scale projects. Experience in the automotive industry is highly preferred

Remarks (Language, IT-Knowledge, Certificates etc.):

KSRM, Excel, Outlook, Power Point

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