Project Buyer

US01 VALEO NORTH AMERICA; Seymour (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo North America is seeking a Project Buyer to join the site Purchasing team. You will lead purchasing activities for projects, coordinate with program teams, and manage supplier selections to optimize value and risk across automotive programs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions, and milestones while ensuring alignment with group strategy and project targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or similar and related field.
• Minimum of 4 years experience in purchasing, preferably in automotive manufacturing or in another manufacturing environment.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Purchasing experience with electronics or plastics commodities.
• Experience with autonomous negotiations and costing for components.

Responsibilities

• Attend project meetings and lead or support all purchasing activities through project closure.
• Support the Program Manager with a sourcing plan to define mutual commitments and conditions.
• Select supplier bid-list based on segment panels and bundles; collaborate with project and segment teams.
• Identify critical parts and review contingency plans with the program team.

Skills

Negotiation

Costing

Purchasing

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

About Valeo

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.

What You Will Win

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

What You Will Do

• Attend Project Meetings, lead and/or support all project activities where purchasing is involved till completion of project closure
• Support the Program Manager with a sourcing plan to define mutual commitments and conditions
• Select supplier bid-list based on Compliant Segment Panel and combine with Project and Segment organizations to identify bundle opportunities
• Identify critical parts as per CLEAN definitions and review contingency plans with related Program Team Members (PTMs), requesting Program Manager arbitration when required
• Coordinate and plan supplier design reviews in an effort to capture improvement proposals, obtain Supplier acceptance of Valeo Requirements, and enhance competition
• Make the best possible use of all Puma features and promote its usage among his project team
• Involve 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
• Propose with project team & commodity organization mitigation plan and ensure it is properly recorded in Puma Pre-SoCo & SoCo section and/or one-page documents
• Propose lotting and RFP tactics and anticipate use of auctions with the project team
• Perform RFQ process via Puma & auction
• Leverage commodity organization to reach pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions and meet project targets
• Anticipate and escape issues to the appropriate organizational level to ensure required risk mitigation plans and segment strategies are enforced
• Ensure timely sign off with stakeholders to achieve successful auction events
• Ensure permanent update of sourcing process milestones to guarantee reliability of forecast to enable anticipation of bundling opportunity and business link item selection
• Pilot and forecast the project purchasing index and lead the productivity action plan to reach CAA targets
• Ensure proper transfer to serial production including productivity actions yet to be implement
• Ensure creation of early open order in SAP in coordination with productivity buyer
• Define and control communication flows and content between project teams and suppliers
• Ensure all necessary documentation is properly stored in Puma
• Manage achievement of all project milestones related to suppliers and follow their progress

What You Should Have

• You should have a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or similar and related field
• You have a minimum of 4 years experience in purchasing, preferably in automotive manufacturing or in another manufacturing environment
• You preferably have SAP experience
• You preferably have purchasing experience with electronics or plastics commodities
• You have experience with autonomous negotiations and costing for components

Job Details

Job: Project Buyer Organization: Site Purchasing Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Permanent contract Job Posting Date: 2026-08-24

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

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

Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe!

As part of a global community of passionate people, you will grow and thrive, setting the trend through advanced technologies, for greener, safer, and smarter mobility. All our employees are gathered around our common culture and have everyday the opportunity to #Dare.Care.Share