R&D Audit Coordinator

As an R&D Audit Coordinator at Porsche Engineering Romania, you will play a crucial role in coordinating and supporting the preparation of R&D audit activities worldwide.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and supporting the preparation of R&D audit activities, aligning with technical departments, R&D Audit Coordinators, auditors, and suppliers worldwide
• Preparing audit documentation based on supplier information, technical requirements, specifications, and input from relevant technical departments
• Maintaining and updating audit forecasts and planning data, providing regular status updates in recurring meetings
• Analyzing audit findings, preparing audit reports and action plans, ensuring that identified deviations, risks, and required actions are clearly documented
• Monitoring the implementation of agreed actions and audit recommendations by suppliers, regularly reporting on their progress and status
• Collaborating with the R&D Audit Coordinator and relevant technical stakeholders to identify appropriate solutions when suppliers do not fully meet preliminary project requirements
• Organizing and moderating meetings with auditors, suppliers, and technical departments, asking critical questions, and ensuring clear documentation of decisions, responsibilities, and follow-up actions
• Supporting supplier evaluation and E-Rating activities, considering available audit results and supplier performance from ongoing or completed projects
• Maintaining audit-related documentation, ensuring that relevant information and records are continuously updated
• Acting as an interface between international suppliers, technical departments, and the global team in Germany, ensuring transparent and accurate communication on audit-related and technical topics
• Critically evaluating available information, distinguishing between what is stated, demonstrated, and objectively proven to support fact-based audit assessments
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of audit processes, working methods, and reporting standards, using digital and AI tools where appropriate

To qualify for this role, you will need:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in business, economics, engineering, technical studies, or a comparable field
• At least 1 year of relevant professional experience, ideally in process monitoring, audit support, supplier management, quality, procurement, technical incident/ticket management, contract management, or another technical/commercial environment
• Previous experience in the automotive, R&D, engineering, IT, or software services environment is an advantage
• Fluency in German and English, with the ability to communicate comfortably with international stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail and a structured, process-oriented working style
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to moderate meetings, ask critical questions, and follow up on commitments across departments and hierarchy levels
• Reliability, adaptability, and the ability to take ownership of audit preparation, documentation, evaluations, action tracking, and reporting while managing several topics simultaneously
• Good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SharePoint and PowerApp is an advantage
• Confidence in using digital and AI-based tools to support daily work while critically validating information and generated results