SIYU Liu

International Product Management

• Topic for thesis: intergrated supplier management as foundation of strategic procurement • Collaboration with global/regional category buyers with focus of supplier management processes development • Support in the project development phase for Source to Contract and Purchase to Pay projects • Collaborate with IT developer for new procurement platform development

• Research in internet and intranet for specific topics • Support in academic research • Develop questionnaires and interviews with Siemens employee • Analyze cooperate structure and processes with benchmarking approach to identify problems • Provide solutions in focus of Change Management and Brand Management topics for department “Environmental Protection, Health Management and Safety”

• Provide support in project initiation phase • Prepare, analyse and manage reports for specific projects • Implementation of quality- and audit requirement for project documentation • Regular use of SAP Project Management Software ( SAP Resource Management, SAP Project tracker etc.) • Support the purchase and administration of external resources • Support in project reporting • Coordination with project team in China • Self-management of project-specific tasks in consultation with project managers

• Development of purchasing plan during project evaluation phase. • Purchase of solar components for open-space solar plants and component distribution in European markets. Control and reduce budget • Verify, evaluate, certify and manage suppliers. Maintenance of long term business relationships • Business and technical negotiations with Chinese and German companies for bulk purchase • Complaint negotiation

• AACSB-accredited Business School • Track for business graduates