Segment Leader

1 Year ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Segment Leader is responsible for achieving the QCD performance of the segment for Valeo sites within their perimeter, focusing on serial and project purchasing. Key responsibilities include ensuring competitive bidding conditions during the RFQ stage by involving sufficient capable suppliers, obtaining valid quotations, challenging and negotiating supplier bids, and preparing bid analysis matrices. The role also involves acting as the GSD Regional representative for "Pre and Sourcing Committee" processes and chairing sourcing committees. The Segment Leader is expected to reject SoCo when competitive bidding conditions are not met, escalate issues for arbitration, and serve as a gatekeeper for supplier onboarding and offboarding. They will regulate load capacity, sign generic VRFs and logistics requirements, manage supplier relationships, foster supplier performance improvement, monitor supplier performance, negotiate improvement plans for underperforming suppliers, and lead supplier risk mitigation. Ethical conduct and legal compliance with suppliers are paramount. The role requires strong collaboration with Project Buyers to align segment strategies with regional and divisional needs, build mid-term visibility on new business awards, and drive the annual purchasing budget process. Developing aggressive QCD improvement plans and analyzing key performance indicators are also crucial. The Segment Leader will maintain updated databases of purchasing spend and market evolutions within their segment.
Must have:
  • Achieve QCD performances of the segment
  • Ensure competitive bidding conditions
  • Challenge and negotiate supplier bids
  • Manage supplier relationships
  • Foster supplier performance improvement
  • Lead supplier risk mitigation
  • Ensure respect of ethics and laws

Job Details

Achieves QCD’s performances of the segment for Valeo sites in his perimeter for serial and project purchasing. 

  • Ensure competitive bidding conditions are met at RFQ stage:

- Sufficient number of independent capable suppliers in Pre-SoCo Short list,

- Sufficient number of valid quotations (with comprehensive details) received

- Challenge and negotiate supplier bids (via auctions whenever possible)  

- Result Bid analysis matrix available to enable apple to apple comparison and fair decision

  • GSD Regional representative for “Pre and Sourcing Committee” process

  • Chairman of the sourcing committee for Valeo site on his perimeter

  • Reject SoCo whenever competitive bidding conditions are not met.

  • Escalate and request arbitration at appropriate level in case of SoCo decision not bought or enforced in by Operations or Projects.

  • GSD representative for “gate keeper for in / out suppliers and NBOH process” for his perimeter assigned by GSD.

  • Regulates load capacity and dependency during business award process

  • Signs Generic VRF and Logistics Requirements with the suppliers assigned by GSD

  • Manages suppliers relationship on behalf of GSD on his perimeter

  • Fosters improvement of suppliers performance on his perimeter

  • Monitors supplier performance, Negotiates and Monitors Top Worst suppliers improvement plans of his segment on his perimeter

  • Leads supplier risk mitigation for the segment on his perimeter

  • Ensures respect of ethics and applicable laws with suppliers of his segment

  • Maintains strong relationship with Project Buyers to ensure their buy-in of the segment strategy and ensure region or Division specifics needs are addressed in the strategy of the segment  

  • Builds mid term visibility on new business awards and force bundling at earliest project stages

  • Prepares and drives annual purchasing budget process for his segment on his perimeter

  • Develops aggressive QCD improvement plan (incl. all levers) and obtains GSD validation

  • Undertake relevant analysis on key performance indicators and sets up related improvement plans.

  • Maintains updated data bases of purchasing spent and market evolutions of his segment on his perimeter 


KPIs :

  • Specific : 

  • Segment Purchasing Index

  • Segment Sourcing Ration and SoCo Metrics

  • Segment Productivity Reservoir, LTA’s and Booked Productivities

  • Risky suppliers indicator


Shared:

  • Projects Purchasing Index of the segment

  • Segment Service Rate

  • Unqualified Initial Samples 

Job:

Segment Leader

Organization:

Region BG/PG Purchasing

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

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

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About The Company

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!

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