Segment Leader

This role is offered by Valeo, a global technology company specialising in automotive solutions.

Job Overview

• Job: Segment Leader
• Organization: Group Segment
• Schedule: Full time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Job Type: Undefined term
• Job Posting Date:

Responsibilities

• Achieve QCD performance for the segment at Valeo sites, for both project and series procurements.
• Ensure competition conditions during RFQ phase, including sufficient qualified independent suppliers and valid offers with complete details.
• Challenge and negotiate supplier offers, using auctions when possible.
• Provide a matrix of offer analyses to allow rigorous comparison and fair decision‑making.
• Preside the sourcing committee (SoCo) for Valeo sites in your scope.
• Escalate alerts and request arbitration at the appropriate level if SoCo decisions are not accepted or applied by Operations or Projects directions.
• Act as representative of GSM and RSL for the role of "guardian of integration/exclusion rules" and the NBOH process within the assigned perimeter.
• Regulate capacity and dependency (supplier / client) during the market award process.
• Sign the generic VRF (Valeo Requirement File) and logistical requirements with suppliers assigned by GSM and RSL.
• Manage supplier relationships for GSM and RSL on your perimeter.
• Promote supplier performance improvement within your segment.
• Track supplier performance, negotiate, and drive improvement plans for the lowest-performing suppliers.
• Drive supplier risk mitigation for the segment.
• Ensure compliance with ethics and applicable laws with segment suppliers.
• Maintain a strong relationship with Process Engineering to ensure alignment with segment strategy and integration of regional/site needs.
• Establish medium‑term visibility on new market attributions and enforce volume bundling at early project stages.
• Prepare and drive the annual budgeting process for procurement in your segment.
• Develop an ambitious QCD improvement plan and obtain GSM validation.
• Perform relevant analyses on KPI indicators and implement improvement plans.
• Maintain up‑to‑date databases of procurement spend and market evolutions for your segment.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Segment Purchasing Index (SPI)
• Segment sourcing rate and SoCo efficiency metrics
• Segment productivity, cash management, low‑cost country sourcing, long‑term agreements, booked productivities