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 creative companies.
• Leads and coordinates the RFI’s / RFQ’s worldwide
• Responsible for leading platform committees and independently negotiating global price matrices, Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), and business links, as well as converting them into valid contract documentation
• Defines sourcing slots and negotiation strategies, and independently executes e-auctions for component awarding
• Represents Purchasing in various committees and ensures that purchasing strategies and decisions are integrated and implemented within the platform and customer projects
• Defines cost targets according to the full platform scope (volume, costs, etc.)
in alignment with segment strategies and regional constraints
• Monitors and anticipates capacity risks in line with the platform volume ramp-up
• Ensures the correct use and application of Valeo purchasing tools (e.g., PuMa) within the scope of work and across the project team
• Coordinates and tracks the part qualification process in close alignment with the project team, SQA network, and suppliers to ensure project milestones are met
• Identifies, collects, and implements cross-functional productivity measures for platform components globally by leveraging purchasing strategies such as Design-to-Cost, Early Supplier Involvement (ESI), and bundling opportunities
• Independently tracks and monitors cost roadmaps and all platform purchasing KPIs to ensure platform and project targets are achieved
• Ensures a smooth handover to series projects and series buyers, including pending productivity measures to be implemented (PTBV)
• Coordin
📌 Platform Purchasing Leader (Chennai)
🏢 Valeo
📍 Chennai