Project Buyer

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

 Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join us and lead tech innovation for a reinvented interior experience!

 

What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share.  You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value

About the Role:

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.

Responsibilities Also Include:  

• 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.     

What You Should Have:

• 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.

• Experience with SAP and Google Applications is preferred. 

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility.  The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicule of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature
At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. You are looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about valeo : https://www.valeo.com 

Job:

Project Buyer

Organization:

Site Purchasing

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-01-16

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- 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

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com