Position:
Project Buyer
Department:
Project Buyer
Schedule:
Temps plein
Employee Status:
CDI
Type de contrat:
Contrat permanent
Job Posting Date:

Responsibilities
Attend project meetings and lead or support all purchasing activities until project closure
Support the Project Manager in preparation of the Sourcing Plan to define PTM commitments and conditions for Pre‑So Co, So Co and SOP at required QCD conditions
Confirm project team commitments in L2 Planning in Puma
Select supplier bid‑list based on the Compliant Segment Panel and liaise with Project and Segment organizations to identify bundle opportunities
Identify Critical Parts per CLEAN definitions and review contingency plans with PTMs, requesting PM arbitration when required
Coordinate S‑VRF definition, upload in Pu Ma by each PTM, and plan supplier design reviews
Obtain supplier acceptance of Valeo Requirements
Enhance competition at equivalent scope
Use Pu Ma features effectively and promote its usage among the project team
Involve the Segment Leader (or Group Segment Director) to share constraints and propose a sourcing strategy compliant with the Group Segment Strategy
Assess pre‑selected suppliers’ risk impacts on the project with regard to development or production capacity, technical or quality capability, and financial sustainability; propose mitigation plans recorded in Pu Ma
Propose lotting and RFP tactics and anticipate the use of auctions with the Project Team
Perform the RFQ process via Pu Ma and Auctions (Live or Online)
Leverage the commodity organization to reach pre‑sourcing decisions and meet project targets
Anticipate and escalates issues when needed to ensure required risk mitigation, So Co decisions,



QCD project targets and segment strategies are enforced
Ensure timely sign‑off with stakeholders to achieve successful auction events
Ensure permanent updates of sourcing process milestones to guarantee reliable So Co forecasts and enable bundling opportunities
Liaise with Productivity Buyers to identify possible P/N for Business Link pre‑auction or So Co
Pilot and forecast the project purchasing index and lead the productivity action plan (VP & PTBV) to reach CAA targets
Ensure proper transfer to serial production including implementation of productivity actions (PTBV)
Ensure creation of early open order in SAP in coordination with the productivity buyer
Define and control communication flows and ensure all necessary documentation is stored in Pu Ma (contracts, LON, LTA, BL)
Manage achievement of all project milestones related to suppliers and follow progress of PQA stages
For global platforms assembled in multiple plants, coordinate with PG/PL PPD, Platform Project buyer and other buyers to ensure the platform meets commodity strategy, localization needs of the receiving plant, and global leverage and securization of the supply base
Propose and validate pre‑sourcing target suppliers with the commodity organization
Manage all contractual aspects to protect Valeo intellectual property and the segment panel
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a large general innovative company with more than 20,000 engineers in research & development
A multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
Access to career growth opportunities within more than 100,000 colleagues across 31 countries
A business committed to limiting the environmental impact of its activities

📌 Project buyer (Santiago de Querétaro)
🏢 Valeo
📍 Santiago de Querétaro