Dipl.-Ing. Tao Xu

• Material field global strategy • Annual price negotiation • Sourcing decisions • LCC projects & Supplier development • International purchasing Team • SAP, contracting, MCR checking etc.

• Project manager of Purchasing for new platform - Benchmark analysis - Sourcing strategy for platform in worldwide - Cost and timing target management - MAT cost calculation - RFQ process, technical discussion, feasibility confirmation - Sourcing decision with commercial buyer and TSC - Samples allocation for worldwide - VQP(APQP) plan and release • International purchasing team (IPT) organizer - Product worldwide cost analysis and comparison - Supplier strategy - Cost saving workshop

• Regional Purchasing Management Team member - CN Alu die casing supplier strategy - BU coordination and support • online RFQ platform key user and coordinator - Electrical RFQ Supplyon system implementation and support - Standard electrical RFQ format development • 9 Months oversee rotation in Germany as Project purchasing

• Supplier quality management - Plant quality problem analysis, contour-measure implement - Quality failure root cause analysis, long-term measure definition and improvement with supplier - PPAP management - Quality continuously improvement • Aftermarket quality claims improvement - Onsite analysis - Quality improvement for aftermarket parts

Power Machinery and Engineering Master