European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Auto-Components Working Group meeting

Procurement and Sourcing in the Chinese Automotive Industry

Time: Friday 16^th November, 9-10:30am.                    

Venues: European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai Offices.

  Beijing Office: Office C-411A, Beijing Lufthansa Centre, 50 Liangmaqiao Rd. Chaoyang District.

  Shanghai Office: 333 Huai Hai Middle Road, Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza (22^nd floor).

Dear Member,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Auto-Components Working Group meeting, which will take place on 16^th November, from 9am onwards. The meeting will be held jointly with the Automotive Working Group in Beijing. At the meeting, Simon Chen and Jackson Wong, consultants from KPMG will deliver a presentation on Procurement and Sourcing in the Chinese Automotive Industry.

Under the background of continuously rising costs of labor and material cost, and higher requirements for quality and technology in automotive industry, what are the main issues and challenges of multi-international OEMs and  Tier 1 producers  in SCM (procurement and sourcing, etc.)? Which are the biggest issues which holds back the inefficiency in the procurement organization? The two experts from KPMG will give us their thoughts on these questions and engage in a discussion with our members after the presentation.

Agenda

1. Opening remarks
2. Guest presentation by Simon Chen / Jackson Wong, KPMG
3. Q&A and discussion
4. Any other business

Please note this is a member only event.

If you wish to attend this meeting, please register with Ms. Lana Zhang at lzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn before COB 15^th November 2012.

Speakers

Mr. Jackson Wong

Senior Manager in Management Consulting of KPMG Shanghai

Mr. Jackson Wong

Senior Manager in Management Consulting of KPMG Shanghai

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Jackson is a Senior Manager in Management Consulting of KPMG Shanghai. He has over 10 years of consulting experience delivering strategic sourcing and target operating model, supply chain optimization to organizations in China especially in oil and gas, industry products and petrochemical. He has a strong background in market entry & operations, organization design, post-merger integration and change management. In addition, he has advised various provincial and municipal-level government on strategic planning of key industries, defined subsidies & incentives packages, and formulated the investment promotion strategy.

Mr. Simon Chen

KPMG

Mr. Simon Chen

KPMG

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Simon is a Manager in Management Consulting of KPMG Shanghai. He has profound knowledge and experience in the following areas:
Best Value Country Sourcing (local for local/ local for global);
IPO (International Procurement Office) set-up/ staffing/ coaching;
Supply market analysis in emerging markets/ Supplier assessment, development & management;
Competitor benchmarking; and
Supplier on-boarding / Expediting.

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