Group Segment Director

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secure mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are a leader in 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 performance requirements, while leveraging the global scale of Valeo, in alignment with the company’s 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.Sets 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, including 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 economic changes.Communicates and ensures the BG & G buy-in of the strategic plan for the segment while building and maintaining strong relationships with G and BG responsible (Management, R&D, Quality).Works with key PGPL Purchasing PD stakeholders to ensure project requirements are being met within segment strategy.Prepares & drives annual purchasing budget process.Develops aggressive QCD improvement plan (including all levers), obtains Group / BG validations.Assigns team individual goal setting; monitors team action plan / preparation of RSL and BGSL negotiation tactical approach towards goal achievement.Directs top suppliers contract negotiations.Monitors and produces analysis on key performance indicators.Supports escalation for major contract execution issues together with impacted Region purchasing Manager.Pilots top worst suppliers improvement plans of his segment.Arbitrates allocation of capacity under crisis situations.Leads supplier risks mitigation plan for the segment.About you? You have a Graduate degree.You have at least 5 years of 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 111,600 employees in 33 countries!More information about Valeo: https://www.valeo.comJob:Group Segment DirectorOrganization:Group CommoditySchedule:Full timeEmployee Status:RegularJob Type:Undefined termJob Posting Date:2023-12-19Join Us!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 makes a lot of opportunities for career growth.A business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact of 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr