Project Buyer

Valeo•Seymour, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Valeo is a global tech company focused on reinventing mobility through innovative solutions that promote greener and safer transportation. As a Project Buyer, you will be an integral part of the purchasing activities for various projects, ensuring their successful completion from initiation to closure. This role involves close collaboration with program managers, segment leaders, and suppliers to develop and execute sourcing strategies, manage risks, and achieve project targets. You will contribute to Valeo's vision of developing intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions, working with advanced technologies in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or similar and related field
Minimum of 4 years experience in purchasing, preferably in automotive manufacturing or in another manufacturing environment
Experience with autonomous negotiations and costing for components

Nice To Haves

SAP experience
Purchasing experience with electronics or plastics commodities

Responsibilities

Attend Project Meetings, lead and/or support all project activities where purchasing is involved till completion of project closure
Support the Program Manager with a sourcing plan to define mutual commitments and conditions
Select supplier bid-list based on Compliant Segment Panel and combine with Project and Segment organizations to identify bundle opportunities
Identify critical parts as per CLEAN definitions and review contingency plans with related Program Team Members (PTMs), requesting Program Manager arbitration when required
Coordinate and plan supplier design reviews in an effort to capture improvement proposals, obtain Supplier acceptance of Valeo Requirements, and enhance competition
Make the best possible use of all Puma features and promote its usage among his project team
Involve Segment Leader (or Group Segment Director) in appropriate timing to share project constraints and propose sourcing strategy compliant with Group Segment Strategy
Assess pre-selected suppliers risk impacts on the project related to development or production capacity, technical or quality capability, financial sustainability
Propose with project team & commodity organization mitigation plan and ensure it is properly recorded in Puma Pre-SoCo & SoCo section and/or one-page documents
Propose lotting and RFP tactics and anticipate use of auctions with the project team
Perform RFQ process via Puma & auction
Leverage commodity organization to reach pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions and meet project targets
Anticipate and escalate issues to the appropriate organizational level to ensure required risk mitigation plans and segment strategies are enforced
Ensure timely sign off with stakeholders to achieve successful auction events
Ensure permanent update of sourcing process milestones to guarantee reliability of forecast to enable anticipation of bundling opportunity and business link item selection
Pilot and forecast the project purchasing index and lead the productivity action plan to reach CAA targets
Ensure proper transfer to serial production including productivity actions yet to be implement
Ensure creation of early open order in SAP in coordination with productivity buyer
Define and control communication flows and content between project teams and suppliers
Ensure all necessary documentation is properly stored in Puma
Manage achievement of all project milestones related to suppliers and follow their progress