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Volkswagen Group of America

Volkswagen
Group of America

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Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, VWGoA oversees U.S. operations for brands like Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti. It employs around 10,000 people and supports about 1,000 independent dealers.​ Its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant builds the Volkswagen Atlas and the electric ID.4. The facility began Atlas production in 2017 and started assembling the ID.4 in 2022 after an $800 million investment in EV and battery production. The plant sources many components domestically and added over 1,000 new workers for the EV transition.

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Commodity Buyer - After Sales/Service

June 2024 - April 2025 (10 months)

Main Objective
 

​- Ensure Strategic Cost Optimization and Commercial Supply for VWGoA Service Catalog

Roles and Responsibilities

$442 Million
7428 Parts

​ Annual Portfolio Value

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Contract Management

- Commercial Contract Lead
- Terms and Conditions Enforcement
- Supplier Risk Evaluation
- Pre-Litigation Case Manager
- Field Occasional Piece Price Increase Claims
- Evaluate Claim With Global/Local Commodity Analysis

- Insolvency Driven Sourcing Lead

Global Reach

Global Reach

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Source of Supply

- Supplier Risk Evaluation
- Lead Strategic / Insolvent Supplier Sourcing
- Negotiation of Piece Price Future & Current
- Internal Sourcing Committee Representation

 

Commodities Involved

Vehicles Supported During Role

Commodity Buyer - Exterior

May 2022 - June 2024 (2 years)

Main Objective
 

​- Source future supply sources while maintaining uninterrupted production (Chattanooga VW Plant)

Roles and Responsibilities

Source of Supply

- Active Global Commodity Pricing Monitoring
- Strategic Supplier Scouting
(Per Technology)
- Project Sourcing Lead
- Supplier Risk Evaluation
- Negotiation of Piece Price
- Internal Sourcing Committee Representation

 

Claim Management

$81.4 Million

 
$26.8 Million

Analyst Role (Apr '23 - Jun '24)

Associate Role (May '22 - Apr '23)

​ Annual Portfolio Value (Cost USD) 

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Global Reach

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- Field Occasional Piece Price Increase Claims (Suppliers)
- Evaluate Claim Using Global Commodity Pricing Analysis
- Evaluate
 Claim Using Local Commodity Pricing Analysis
- Supplier Risk Evaluation
- Negotiation of Piece Price
- Internal Claim Committee Representation

 

Commodities Involved

Vehicles Supported During Role

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Volkswagen Group

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