Project Buyer-Supply Chain System
Key Skills
Job Description
About the role New vehicle programmes live or die on timing and cost. You'll be the commercial force inside the project team — from the first sourcing round to SOP and beyond. Location: Zeekr EU HQ, Jachthavenweg 112, 1081 KJ Amsterdam What you'll do Programme sourcing: run RFQs, negotiations, nominations and milestone reporting for your components. Target costing: lead cost analysis and technical selection input together with engineering. Cost-down: deliver lifecycle savings via volume planning, localisation and value engineering. Execution: keep quotations, orders and delivery tracking moving in SAP. Paper trail: contracts, pricing and documentation clean enough to pass any audit. Cross-functional glue: pull R&D, quality, finance and logistics together so programmes hit their targets. What makes you a good fit Experience: 3-5 years of purchasing or supply chain in manufacturing. Independence: you can lead a commercial conversation in English without backup. Systems: confident in ERP (SAP or similar) and data analysis. Juggling: several programmes running at once — none dropped. Even better if You know e-powertrain (battery, e-motor, electronics) or have launched programmes across borders. Sound like you? Apply — 10 working days to hear back. Inclusion statement per Appendix A. Appendix A We build teams from varied backgrounds and encourage candidates of all genders, ages, nationalities, abilities and identities to apply. If you meet most — not all — of the criteria, we still want to hear from you. Reasonable adjustments are available at any stage of the recruitment process; just tell your recruiter. Applicants should be legally able to work in Netherlands; where roles qualify, we will assess work-permit sponsorship support case by case.
Core Responsibilities
Manage sourcing activities, negotiations, cost analysis, supplier nominations, and milestone reporting for vehicle programme components from initial sourcing through SOP and beyond. Drive lifecycle cost savings, track quotations, orders, and deliveries in SAP, maintain audit-ready documentation, and coordinate with engineering, R&D, quality, finance, and logistics.
Requirements
Candidates should have 3–5 years of purchasing or supply chain experience in manufacturing, be able to lead commercial discussions independently in English, and be confident using an ERP system such as SAP and performing data analysis. They should be able to manage several programmes simultaneously; experience with e-powertrain components or cross-border programme launches is an advantage.
About GEELY
Industry: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (“Geely Holding” / “the Group”) was founded in 1986. In 1997, Geely Holding entered the automotive industry and has since focused our core business on the development and production of automobiles. Geely has continued to grow with a focus on continuous technological innovation, talent development, and strengthening core competitiveness, all the while staying committed to sustainable development. In 2025, the Group achieved approximately 4.12 million vehicles in annual sales with new energy vehicle accounting for approximately 2.29 million vehicles, becoming the eighth biggest automaker in the world by total sales. Geely Holding’s 2030 vision is “Leadership through a Green and Intelligent Mobility Ecosystem” and is committed to becoming a globally competitive and influential automotive, technology and investment group that leads through a “green and low-carbon, intelligent, connected, passenger and commercial vehicle, ground and space integrated ecology”. The Group engaged in automotive, upstream and downstream industrial chains, intelligent travel services, green transportation, methanol and hydrogen ecology, digital technology, etc. The Group's strategically invested holdings including multiple automotive brands namely Geely Auto, Geely Galaxy, Lynk & Co, ZEEKR, Volvo Cars, Polestar, Lotus, Farizon Auto, and other brands each with their own respective brand positioning are actively participate in market competition around the world. Geely Holding is headquartered in Hangzhou with R&D and design centres around the world. The Group also operates world-class vehicle, battery, and powertrain manufacturing plants globally as well as a worldwide sales and service network.