Project Buyer

Valeo•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

As a Project Buyer, you will leverage commodity organizations to reach pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions and meet project targets. You will also pilot and forecast the project purchasing index and lead the productivity action plan.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in purchasing, supply chain, or related field
1-3 years of purchasing experience in a fast paced global automotive environment is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP and Google Applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

Makes the best possible use of all Purchasing Management (PuMa) features and promote its usage among their project team.
Involves 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.
Proposes with Project team & Commodity organisation mitigation plan and ensures it is properly recorded in PuMa (Purchasing Management) Pre-SoCo & SoCo (Sourcing Committee) section and/or One page documents..
Proposes Lotting and RFP (Request for Proposal) tactics and anticipate use of Auctions with the Project Team
Performs Request for Quotation (RFQ) Process via PuMa & Auction (Live or Online)
Anticipate and escalate whenever needed to the appropriate organizational level issues to ensure required Risk mitigation plans, SoCo decisions , Quality Cost Delivery (QCD) project targets , Segment strategies are enforced.
Ensures timely sign off with stakeholders to achieve successful auction events
Ensure permanent update of Sourcing process milestones (Pre-SoCo , SoCo.. ) to guarantee reliability of SoCo forecast to enable anticipation of bundling opportunity and business link item selection.
Liaise with Productivity Buyers to identify possible P/N for Business Link application prior auction/SoCo.
Ensure creation of Early Open Order in SAP in co-ordination with productivity buyer.
Defines and controls communication flows and contents between project teams and suppliers.
Ensures all necessary documentation (Project & Supplier) is properly stored in PuMa (contracts, Letters of Nomination (LON), Long Term Agreement (LTA).
Manages achievement of all project milestones related to suppliers and follows progress of Product Quality Assurance stages.
For global platforms assembled in multiple plants of Valeo, coordinates with PG/PL Projects Purchasing Director, Platform Project buyer (when appointed) and other project buyers to ensure project will meet from SOP: (i) commodity strategy, (ii) localization needs of receiving plant, (iii) global leverage and of the supply base for the platform.