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.

• All project activities where buyer is involved (New Project Approval, Project Kickoff, Sourcing Plan, Project Steering Committee, Project Management Committee, Investment Approval Request, Tool GO, Full Day Production Run, IS Validation, Start Of Production)  till completion of project closure.  

• Supports Project Manager in Preparation of Sourcing Plan to define mutual Project Team commitments and conditions to proceed with Pre-Sourcing Committee (RFQ), Sourcing Committee (Award) and SOP at required Quality Cost and Delivery conditions.  

• Confirm project team commitments in Part Tracker Planning.  

• Selects supplier bid-list based on Compliant Segment Panel and liaise with Project and Segment organizations to identify Bundle opportunities    

• Identifies Critical Parts as per CLEAN definitions and review contingency plan with related Project Team (anticipated design Reviews, Specific Valeo Requirement File (S-VRF), possible specification changes...). Request PM arbitration when required.    

• ​Co-ordinates S-VRF definition by each PTM and plan Supplier Design reviews to:

- Ensure Supplier full understanding, 

- Capture improvement proposals, 

- Obtain Supplier acceptance of Valeo Requirements

- Enhances competition at equivalent scope     

• Makes the best possible use of all PuMa features and promote its usage among his 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 Pre-SoCo & SoCo section and/or One page documents..  

• Proposes Lotting and Request For Proposal tactics and anticipate use of Auctions with the Project Team    

• Performs RFQ Process & Auction (Live or Online)

• Leverages commodity organisation to reach pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions and meet project targets."    

• Anticipate and escalate whenever needed to the appropriate organisational level issues to ensure required Risk mitigation plans, SoCo decisions , QCD project targets , Segment strategies are enforced.    

• Ensures timely sign off  with stake holders to achieve successful auction events    

• Ensure permanent update of Sourcing process milestones (Pre-SoCo , SoCo.. ) to guarantee reliability of SoCo forcecast 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.    

• Ensures proper transfer to Serial Production including Productivity Actions yet to implement

• 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

• Manages achievement of all project milestones related to suppliers and follows progress of Product Quality Assurance stages.    

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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