Platform Purchasing Leader

Job Details

• Job: Project Buyer
• Organization: Region Purchasing
• Schedule: Full time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Job Type: Permanent contract

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

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