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.
Join Valeo teams’ commitment to reinvent mobility!
Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to automakers worldwide. As a tech company, the Group designs innovative solutions that will be the foundation of tomorrow’s vehicle – a vehicle that is intuitive and connected, autonomous, energy efficient, accessible to all and respectful of the environment.
Valeo’s Site located in Paris, 17th arrondissement (320 employees) is the Group’s Headquarters. It houses the general management of the Group's transversal functions and of Valeo Service (aftermarket activity).
We are looking for an IT Segment Leader.
Your responsibilities:
- As part of the Global Procurement team, you contribute to defining and implementing the procurement strategy for the IT category, working closely with the Group IT organization.
- You communicate this strategy to local procurement teams and ensure its consistent deployment across all regions.
- You lead global sourcing initiatives and manage end-to-end tender processes, ensuring that the requirements of all countries and internal stakeholders are fully captured and addressed. You oversee procurement governance throughout the sourcing lifecycle, including supplier selection, contract negotiation, and implementation.
- You ensure compliance with procurement policies, processes, and the approved supplier panel, working closely with internal stakeholders and in accordance with Valeo's standards and governance framework.
- You prepare and manage the annual budget for your area of responsibility.
- You monitor procurement performance and supplier delivery through a comprehensive set of KPIs, driving continuous improvement and maximizing the value generated by the procurement strategy.
You continuously assess market trends, supplier capabilities, and emerging technologies within your categories to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and support business objectives.
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About you:
- Master's degree in Procurement.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Buyer in an international environment or within the IT/Telecommunications sector.
- Strong negotiation skills, with a customer-oriented and results-driven mindset.
Fluency in English is required. French is a plus.
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Employee Benefits:
- Employee shareholding plan, Action Logement Services (financial support for housing)
- Social and Economic Committee (CSE) : holidays, social and cultural activities
- Ability to work from home (up to 2 days per week)
Company restaurant
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Why Valeo?
- To join a top tech company shaping tomorrow’s automotive industry
- To explore national and international career mobility opportunities
To support the development of greener, safer and smarter mobility
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Valeo sees the diversity of its employees as a key asset across all of its businesses, in all its forms – including gender diversity, disability diversity, cultural diversity and intergenerational diversity.
Job:
Segment Leader
Organization:
Group Segment
Schedule:
Full time
Employee Status:
Regular
Job Type:
Undefined term
Job Posting Date:
2026-04-13
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 