Indirect Purchasing Buyer- MRO

Valeo • Troy, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Valeo is a global tech company focused on designing innovative mobility solutions. As an automotive supplier, we partner with automakers and new mobility actors worldwide, aiming to create greener and more secure mobility through intuitive driving and reduced CO2 emissions. We are a recognized leader in our fields and a globally innovative company. This role involves monitoring supplier relationships for Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) within a specific perimeter, aligning with the Non-Production Purchasing Network's targets and the Group's ethical standards. The position also entails proposing and implementing productivity actions, managing the supplier panel, ensuring system data accuracy (PuMa, SAP), and conducting RFQ, consolidation, negotiation, and ordering processes in compliance with established procedures using the e-procurement system. Additionally, the role requires resolving daily operational issues to meet internal customer needs, escalating issues when necessary, supporting dematerialization processes, and promoting the use of online catalogs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or similar and related field.
• 2+ years experience in Purchasing
• Negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience within MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD) supplier relationship on his/her perimeter in line with QCD Target set by Non Production Purchasing Network and in accordance with Compliance and Ethical rules of the Group.
• Proposes and implements productivity actions in collaboration with the Segment Organization.
• Maintain his/her supplier panel and ensure Supplier information recorded in the systems (PuMa, SAP) is updated and accurate.
• Performs RFQ, Consolidation, Negotiation and Ordering Process in compliance with instructions and procedures set by NPP Organization within e-procurement system.
• Solves daily operational issues to answer internal customer need, and liaise/escalate when needed to the appropriate contact within the NPP Network (SSC Manager, Segment Leader…)
• Support and enforce dematerialization process
• Develop and Support usage of online catalogs where appropriate.

Benefits

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level