Meet Valeo ✌️
At Valeo, we develop technologies for cleaner, safer mobility. Our production teams turn those ideas into products—and make them work in the real world.
Why join the team? ü§ó
You enjoy working with suppliers, identifying opportunities and turning them into measurable results. As a Productivity Buyer, you’ll work with site and commodity teams to improve purchasing performance and deliver productivity actions within budget targets. Expect negotiations, coordination and the occasional spreadsheet with more tabs than expected.
What you bring üôÉ
Curiosity, initiative and a sense of responsibility. You communicate openly, follow through on your commitments and involve your team when finding solutions.
How we support you ü§ù
You can count on guidance, training and colleagues to learn from. Your improvement ideas will have a place in the conversation.
Your mission as Productivity Buyer ü§ùüìä
- Build and deliver productivity plans: define and implement materials productivity actions through technical, re-sourcing, logistics and VPS levers, in collaboration with the segment organization and in line with budget requirements.
- Develop the productivity reservoir: maintain a pipeline of opportunities to support the site’s purchasing objectives.
- Support site negotiations: work with Segment Leaders to help the commodity organization achieve site negotiation targets.
- Drive supplier involvement: lead material productivity actions with the MSC and engage suppliers to deliver results within budget timelines.
- Manage assigned supplier relationships: act as Key Account Purchasing (KAP) for designated suppliers when their relationships are not covered by the Group Commodity organization.
- Apply purchasing standards: implement PG/PL worldwide materials standards at site level and follow V5000 Supplier Integration requirements, including certifications, procedures, purchasing tools and information systems.
- Build budgets and implement mitigation plans: prepare the site purchasing budget with the Site Purchasing Manager and Segment Leaders, and implement mitigation actions at site level.
- Ensure logistics coverage: make sure logistics protocols cover all bought-out parts.
- Monitor performance: track shared and scope-specific Purchasing Index results, supplier rationalization, the productivity reservoir and quality incidents.
The background we‚Äôre looking for ü´µ
- A Bac+5 degree in an industrial discipline or International Trade.
- At least 2 years of experience in purchasing.
- Fluency in English and French.
Ready for your next move? üî•
If you’re ready to turn purchasing opportunities into concrete results, work closely with suppliers and contribute to site performance, we’d like to hear from you.
Apply and let’s discuss your next step at Valeo.
