VIE Purchasing in Friedrichsdorf bei Valeo

Valeo

VIE Purchasing - ( 220004JL )

Valeo’s VIE Program?

The Valeo VIE Program is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. This program is to work for one of our subsidiaries around the world!

Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. Make sure you meet Business France's eligibility criteria to apply for a VIE : https://mon-vievia.businessfrance.fr/

PLEASE NOTE: Your application must be submitted in English to be considered by our non-French speaking teams partners at Valeo worldwide.

PLEASE NOTE: As part of your international development, you cannot apply to a VIE assignment in the country of your citizenship

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With more than 110,300 employees and a turnover of €16.4 billion, we are proud to have been the market leader in automotive suppliers for a century.
The site of Friedrichsdorf in Germany is focused on Comfort and Driving Assistance systems
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Our department is looking for a VIE Purchasing for 12 months renewable once. We are looking for 2 people: one productivity buyer and one project buyer.

Your challenges as a productivity buyer?

You will define and implement technical / re-sourcing / logistical / Valeo Production System (VPS) material productivity in collaboration with the segment organization and build a reservoir for additional material cost reduction
You will support the Valeo Group Commodity organization in achieving site negotiation targets
You will pilot material productivity measures before the Material Steering Committee and engage suppliers in line with budget requirements
You will systematically identify potential actions to optimize material costs, productivity and budget for material costs
You will implement the risk management action plan at site level as well as cover the escalation issues
You will be in charge of operational processing of purchase orders in the SAP System as well as data maintenance, entry and tracking in various systems, and comply with KPIs

Your challenges as a project buyer?

You will lead sourcing processes until project closure
You will participate in project meetings and activities
You will support the project manager in preparation of the sourcing plan
You will involve the segment leader in appropriate timing to share project constraints and propose sourcing strategies
You will select supplier bid-list and liaise with project and segment organizations to identify bundle opportunities
You will leverage commodity organization to reach pre-sourcing, sourcing decisions and meet project targets
You will define and control communication flows and contents between project teams and suppliers

Let’s talk about you…

You have a master degree in this field
You had a previous experience in purchasing
You have a fluent level of English
You have good communication skills, have an international mindset and are open-minded to new cultures and new ways of working and thinking
You are humble, listening, positive attitude oriented, professional, and have the sense of diplomacy
Knowledge of German is a plus

Why Valeo?

To participate in innovative projects
with our experts
To be part of an inclusive and multicultural company
For career opportunities
at national or international level
To be a committed link in favor of green mobility
To find meaning
in your commitment

=> Recruitment process in several steps: first exchange with the talent acquisition specialist, interview with your future management and then with site human resources department. We are ready, and you ?