Purchasing (Intern)

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.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join us and take part in the autonomous and connected car revolution at Valeo. 

What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. 

Abut the Role:

As a Purchasing Intern, you will assist with ensuring enforcement of related Purchasing instruction throughout Purchasing Controllers Network of dependent entities. You will assist with monthly reporting, performing ad hoc analysis, and supporting Purchasing Tools & Methodology.

Seeking a year-round intern who is available to work full-time throughout the summer, then on a part-time basis during the school year pending class schedule.

Responsibilities Also Include:

• Play an active role in Purchasing Budget settings to ensure coherence between Operations, Commodities and Region Axis, and compliance with GPS and Hana information, taking into account phasing per month and per levers.

• Provide timely Purchasing reports relevant to his perimeter of responsibility out of information available in HANA, PuMa, GPS and MAF Rules compliant related to:

  • Purchasing Productivities per levers
  • Sourcing Committees and Sourcing Committee Metrics
  • Supplier Panel
  • Implementation of Purchasing Tools (VPSP, NBOH, Material Segmentation, Supplier Risk Assessment Tools…)
  • Raw Material
  • Ensures strict compliance of information systems linked to reporting and management control (Puma/HANA/GPS)
  • Manages functionally the network of purchasing controllers of entities in his/her scope of responsibility.
  • Standardizes, proposes, implements and audits respect of VPM across his entities of his perimeter and makes them available in the Portal.
  • Supports suppliers risk mitigation evaluation, follows up and audits Suppliers introduction process
  • Anticipate and actively proposes countermeasures to any anomaly observed in reporting and/or management systems with support of related departments (IS, PuMa team, Finance)
  • Actively proposes improvement in reports, tools, systems and processes.
  • Liaise with Finance Department for any topics related to Budget and Reporting.

KPIs :

• Data Accuracy in various systems HANA,GPS, PuMa for purchasing related information
• Reporting in time and right first time
• Compliance of indicators to MAF rules

What you Should Have:

• Currently enrolled in courses pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with Excel and Google Applications is preferred.

What We Offer

• Real world work assignments and the opportunity to make an impact on our business
• Opportunity to collaborate with talented teams across the organization
• Inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development