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.

Would you like to shape the future of intelligent mobility together with us? Become part of our VALEO team and revolutionize the experience of autonomous and connected driving.

We are looking for YOU as Project Buyer (m/f/d) for Product Line Detect (Radar) for our location in Bietigheim.

These challenges await you:

• Lead and manage Purchasing Projects, ensuring delivery of project milestones, cost targets, and sourcing objectives

• Drive project purchasing and sourcing activities across the Radar platforms in alignment with Valeo Purchasing (P1) processes

• Define, implement, and continuously improve segment-based purchasing standards across the P1 purchasing network at site level

• Manage end to end purchasing activities throughout all project phases (RFQ, sourcing, nomination, industrialization)

• Actively participate in cross-functional project meetings with R&D, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management

• Ensure the application and sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and standardized purchasing methodologies across the purchasing organization

• Develop, strengthen, and “revitalize” the P1 purchasing network at the site and Product Line level

• Establish and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools to provide transparency on sourcing activities, cost targets, risks, and supplier performance to senior PL/BG management

• Support cost optimization, supplier risk management, and localization strategies in line with Valeo’s global purchasing strategy

You inspire us with that:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering with strong business and financial acumen, or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or Purchasing with a strong technical background, or equivalent qualification

• Above 5 years of professional experience in Project Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, or Commodity Purchasing within a manufacturing and/or automotive environment (Tier-1 preferred)

• Strong experience in supplier management, contract negotiation, cost analysis, and sourcing strategy development

• Knowledge and proven competence in electronics sourcing, semiconductor components, and/or radar sensor sourcing is a strong advantage

• Experience working in cross-functional and international project teams

• Solid understanding of product development cycles, industrialization, and automotive project management

• Strong communication skills, negotiation skills, decision-making ability, and stakeholder management

• Confident, assertive, and results-oriented mindset

Why Valeo:

At VALEO, we firmly believe that great technologies are born out of passion.

• 💶 Compensation package. Performance-related salary components and company pension scheme (allowance).

• 💹Career development. Scope to develop your own ideas as well as professional and personal development opportunities worldwide.

• 💚Benefits. Allowances for sports, health, pension scheme, canteen, Job Rad, free employee parking spaces, regular employee events and social support for a family-friendly environment.

• 🌎Flexibility. Working models that harmonize your professional and private life.

• 🍀Work environment. Flat hierarchies and modern working methods provide you with an innovative working environment.

• 🚙The future. We work together on the mobility trends of tomorrow.

Good to know:

• Your contact person: Julia Mittelmaier / Julia.

Mittelmaier@Valeo.com

• We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds as well as from people with disabilities.

• For data protection reasons, please submit your application documents exclusively online via the job portal on our website

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Job:

Project Buyer

Organization:

PG/PL Projects Purchasing

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-01-29
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