Productivity Buyer

Valeo is hiring a Productivity Buyer. Level rates it ; you can apply on Valeo.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include negotiation, procurement and supply chain.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
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Manage material productivity and supplier negotiations within the automotive sector with familiarity in AI and automation.

negotiationprocurementsupply-chainautomotive

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.

Defines and implements technical/re-sourcing/logistics/VPS materials productivities and reservoir in line with budget requirements, in collaboration with the segment organization
Supports the commodity organization (Segment Leaders) to reach the site negotiation objectives
Drives in front of the MSC material productivity actions and brings suppliers in, in line with budget timing
Monitors Supplier Relationship wherever assigned the Role of Key Account Purchasing (KAP) for a given supplier, when not covered by Group Commodity organisation
Implements PG/PL Worldwide materials standards in the site (s)
Build up the site (s) budget together with the site Purchasing manager and in liaison with the Segment Leaders
Implement mitigation action plan at site level
Ensure coverage of logistics protocols for all bought out parts
Strictly apply the V5000 Supplier Integration axis Standards (internal referential, certifications, procedures, purchasing tools, information systems)
Minimum experience 3 years in purchasing automotive
Must be strong negotiator with significant achievement done in the past to be demonstrated, justified
Ability to identify cost down opportunities
Asian market knowledges (aware of operator cost, machine hourly rate per country) to bring the most competitive cost to Valeo
Chinese speaker will be an advantage
Familiar with AI
Must have driving license and car, candidate shall confirm day roundtrip will be done with his car, because sometime we have extra job to be finished but if people come with van, it is a problem who must be resolved progressively
Able to understand technical drawings
Process automation background will be a plus

KPIs :

- Shared

Purchasing index

-Specific

Purchasing Index for commodity under his scope for technical/re-sourcing/logistics/VPS levers in his site (s)
Supplier rationalization indicator
Productivity Reservoir
Quality incidents

Job:

Productivity Buyer

Organization:

Site Purchasing

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-10-23

Join 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 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

How we rate this

Productivity Buyer at Valeo rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Productivity Buyer is an open job at Valeo.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Chon Buri.
The job was posted on October 23, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Valeo. Apply on Valeo

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