Our client is a pioneer and a leading manufacturer of premium smart electric vehicles in China. Founded in November 2014, his mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. With the aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. For our Purchasing team in Munich we are looking for a Buyer (m/w/d) . Located in Munich and part of the European Procurement team, the Buyer (m/f/x) role is responsible for providing best-in-class procurement support to NIO’s organization, driving sourcing activities, supporting digitalization and process automation efforts, and delivering on savings goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Drive procurement activities primarily in areas of indirect materials and services
• Meet high expectations in delivering total cost savings and cost avoidance
• Prepare and execute RFQs as well as risk management
• Prepare and conduct supplier negotiations
• Perform spend and market analysis
• Support development and implementation of commodity strategies
• Act as project leader in cross-functional project teams
• Develop and manage supplier relationships and control the contractual and commercial obligations of each supplier
• Apply NIO’s sourcing policy and processes effectively to ensure compliance

Qualifications

• Higher education degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, (Business) Engineering, Supply Chain Management or another commercial field
• Several years’ work experience in the field of procurement, ideally in the automotive industry or retail
• Team player with excellent intercultural communication skills, completely at home in an international work environment
• Flexible and dynamic mindset
• Confident user of MS Office package, MS Project and MS Outlook, ability to gather and analyze data effectively. SAP experience would be an advantage
• Fluency in English is critical to this role, additional language(s) a plus
• Excellent negotiation skills