Platform Purchasing Leader

Valeo; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo, a global tech automotive supplier, is seeking a Project Buyer. You will lead worldwide RFIs/RFQs, negotiate LTAs, set cost targets, and monitor KPIs to ensure successful platform and project outcomes.

Based in Chennai, India, this permanent, full-time role offers exposure to cross-functional teams, audits, and international collaboration to drive value across Valeo platforms.

Responsibilities

• 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)
• Coordinates and drives purchasing activities across different clusters and platforms to identify and leverage synergy and standardization potential
• Takes on site‑specific purchasing tasks in agreement with the Platform Purchasing Director or Site Purchasing Director, such as preparing and conducting internal and external audits

Job description

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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)
• Coordinates and drives purchasing activities across different clusters and platforms to identify and leverage synergy and standardization potential
• Takes on site‑specific purchasing tasks in agreement with the Platform Purchasing Director or Site Purchasing Director, such as preparing and conducting internal and external audits

Position Details

Job: Project Buyer

Organization: Region

Purchasing Schedule: Full time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Permanent contract

Job Posting Date: 2026-10-12

Join Us ! Being part of our team, you will join:

Benefits and Culture

• 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

Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest innovative companies.

We offer a large number of job opportunities that are as diverse as they are rewarding. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, a recent graduate, or an experienced professional, you will find an interesting opportunity at Valeo for you!

More information on www.valeo.com

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