Group Segment Director

Valeo; Bobigny; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global automotive supplier is seeking a Group Segment Purchasing Director to define and implement purchasing strategies. The role involves managing a worldwide purchasing team, leading supplier negotiations, and developing annual budgets. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in purchasing, preferably in the automotive sector, and be fluent in both English and French. Join this leading company to be part of innovations shaping the future of mobility.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in purchasing, preferably in the automotive or industrial sector.
• Strong understanding of market trends and technology in the automotive industry.
• Experience managing teams and supplier relationships.

Responsabilités

• Define and implement group segment strategy for purchasing.
• Manage worldwide purchasing team network and supplier relationships.
• Prepare and drive annual purchasing budget process.
• Lead negotiations with top suppliers and monitor performance indicators.
• Ensure alignment with company purchasing policy.

Connaissances

Purchasing expertise

Negotiation skills

Market analysis

Team leadership

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Formation

Graduate degree

Description du poste

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 take up the challenges of the car of tomorrow? Join Valeo and revolutionize the visibility of drivers and passengers!

The Bobigny site is part of the Visibility Systems Center (VIS). It develops high-performance and innovative lighting and wiping systems that accompany the driver and passengers in all weather conditions, day and night, and in their various activities on board the vehicle.

We are looking for a Group Segment Purchasing Director for this activity.

Your challenges?

Defines, obtains validation and implements the group segment strategy, to meet Business Groups operational performances requirements, while leveraging global scale of Valeo, in alignment with the companys purchasing policy.

Rationalizes purchases from advance development to serial production across all Valeo

Chairman of the sourcing committee

Manages the worldwide purchasing team network (RSL, BGSL), activities, policies, and best practices

Assigns suppliers accountabilities to RSLs and BGSLs

Set team individual goals and monitors performances

Updates annually the segment purchasing strategy, gets its approval from GCD

Leads Valeo Preferred Suppliers Policy for the segment, incl. Valeo Yearly Suppliers Performance ranking

Builds Valeo suppliers Panel for the World Wide / Regions / local- operational requirements (project and serial)

Ensures commercial and industrial market expertise of the segment for the group.

Keeps Valeo informed of all relevant technological and market trends and economical changes

Communicates and ensures the BG & G buy-in of the strategic plan for the segment while Building and maintaining strong relationship with G and BG responsible (Management , R&D, Quality)

Works with key PGPLPurchasing PD stakeholders to ensure projects requirements are being met within segment strategy

Prepares & Drives annual purchasing budget process :

Develops aggressive QCD improvement plan (incl. all levers) , obtains Group / BG validations

Assigns team individual goal setting; monitor team action plan / preparation of RSL and BGSL negotiation tactical approach towards goal achievement

Direct top suppliers contracts negotiations

Monitors and produces analysis on key performance indicators

Supports escalation for major contract execution issues together with impacted Region purchasing Mgr

Pilots top worst suppliers improvement plans of his segment

Arbitrates allocation of capacity under crisis situation

Leads supplier risks mitigation plan for the segment

About you?

You have a Graduate degree.

You have at least 5 years experience in purchasing, preferably in the automotive or industrial sector.

Fluency in English and French is mandatory.

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy based on innovation, Valeo is at the heart of the three revolutions that are disrupting the automotive industry : the electrification of the vehicle, the advent of the autonomous and connected vehicle, and the development of digital mobility.

These revolutions were anticipated by Valeo and are now synonymous with tremendous career opportunities, including abroad! At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. Would you like to experience new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its , employees in 33 countries!