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神奈川伊勢原_Project Buyer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in manufacturing procurement
  • Experience using accounting systems
  • Japanese: Business level
  • English: Comfortable using English

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support procurement-related project activities from project kick-off through post-mass production.
  • Manage cost, quality, delivery, and supply capacity in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Negotiate prices for new components and manage documentation related to projects.
  • Collect VA/VE proposals and collaborate with internal teams and customers.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Scheduling
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Valeo

Automotive Parts & Components

As a technology company and partner to all automakers and new mobility players, Valeo innovates to make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter. Valeo is a technological and industrial leader in electrification, driving assistance systems, reinvention of the interior experience and lighting everywhere. These four areas, vital to the transformation of mobility, are the Group's growth drivers. Valeo in figures: 20 billion euros in sales in 2022; 109,900 employees at December 31, 2022; 29 countries, 183 plants, 21 research centers, 44 development centers, 18 distribution platforms. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. -- Valeo, entreprise technologique, partenaire de tous les constructeurs automobiles et des nouveaux acteurs de la mobilité, œuvre pour une mobilité plus propre, plus sûre et plus intelligente, grâce à ses innovations. Valeo dispose d’un leadership technologique et industriel dans l’électrification, les aides à la conduite, la réinvention de la vie à bord et l'éclairage à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur du véhicule. Ces quatre domaines, essentiels à la transformation de la mobilité, sont les vecteurs de croissance du Groupe. Valeo en chiffres : 20 milliards d’euros de CA en 2022 ; 109 900 collaborateurs au 31 décembre 2022 ; 29 pays, 183 sites de production, 21 centres de recherche, 44 centres de développement, 18 plateformes de distribution. Valeo est coté à la Bourse de Paris.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryAutomotive Parts & Components
Company size10001

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Job description

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.

【部門と商材】
◎ヴァレオジャパンは4つのディビジョンで構成されています


 1)パワー・ディビジョンは、電動化を加速するためにサーマルマネージメント、快適性、電動パワートレインに関する製品とソリューションの設計、開発、製造


 2)ブレイン・ディビジョンは、 ADAS の加速とインテリア・エクスペリエンスの再創出のための製品とソリューションの設計、開発、製造


 3)ライト・ディビジョンは、ライティング・エブリウェアに向けた製品とソリューションの設計、開発、製造


 4)ヴァレオサービス・ディビジョンは、1~3の商材全てのアフターサービス

※本ポジションはライト・ディビジョンの求人になります

【プロジェクト購買担当者の役割・責任】

  • 新規開発プロジェクトにおける購買担当として、プロジェクトのキックオフから量産開始後3か月まで(P1)を中心に、購買に関わる一連の活動をリード・推進いただきます。
  • プロジェクトチームの一員として、開発・営業・品質・生産技術・サプライヤー等の関係者と連携しながら、コスト・品質・納期・供給能力等を管理し、プロジェクトの成功に貢献していただきます。

【主な業務内容】

  • プロジェクトチームの一員として新規開発の案件に購買担当として参加し、購買が関与するすべてのプロジェクト活動(NPA、PRKF、Sourcing Plan、PSC、PMC、IAR、TOGO、FDPR、ISVA、SOP)をリードまたはサポートし、プロジェクト終了まで遂行します。
  • 新規部品の価格交渉、発注先決定、量産に向けた開発サポート、スケジュール管理(QCDIマネージメント)
  • 流用部品のリソーシング及び価格交渉活動、生産キャパシティの確認
  • VA・VE提案の回収、社内及び得意先との協業
  • プロジェクトの利益率を含めたインデックス管理
  • 各種ドキュメント管理

【今後担当いただく可能性のある業務:開発購買(P2/P3)】

  • コモディティ組織と連携し、事前ソーシング対象サプライヤーを提案・承認します。
  • Valeoの知的財産を保護するための契約事項をすべて管理し、セグメントパネルに準拠します。

【仕事のやりがい・キャリアパス】

  • ランプを構成する幅広い部品を担当するため、製品・技術・サプライヤーに関する幅広い知識を身につけられます。
  • 国内外のサプライヤーや、品質保証・技術・PMなど多様な社内関係者と連携し、プロジェクトを動かす経験ができます。
  • チーム内のコミュニケーションが活発で、周囲に相談しながら専門性を高められる環境です。
  • 購買領域の幅広い経験を通じて専門性を高め、将来的にはプロジェクト購買マネージャー、Manager、Directorなどのマネジメントポジションを目指せます。
  • より大規模なP0購買など、担当範囲・裁量を広げながらキャリアアップできます。


【チーム構成】
5名

【働き方】

在宅:週1日可能

出張: 

  • 市光製造所(厚木、藤岡、九州):1回/2~3か月ほど
    ※場所によっては年1回
  • サプライヤー:3か月に1回~年1回
  • 海外出張:年1回

【必須】

  • 製造業での購買経験がある方:3年~
  • 会計システムの使用経験
  • 日本語:ビジネスレベル
  • 英語:抵抗がない方
    ※メール、文書作成等、一部サプライヤーとのMTGで使用します
    ※AIを使った文書作成などができればOKです
    ※英語についてはチームでフォローする体制があります


【歓迎】

  • 日本語:ネイティブレベル
  • SAPの使用経験

【求める人物像】

  • 積極的にコミュニケーションを取れる方
  • F2Fでのコミュニケーションを大切にできる方

【Division and Products】
Valeo Japan is composed of four divisions:

 1)Power Division : Designs, develops, and manufactures products and solutions related to thermal management, comfort, and electric powertrains to accelerate electrification.

 2)Brain Division : Designs, develops, and manufactures products and solutions to accelerate ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and reimagine interior experiences.

 3)Light Division : Designs, develops, and manufactures products and solutions for lighting everywhere.

 4)Valeo Service Division : Provides after-sales services for all products from Divisions 1-3.

This position is within the Light Division.

[Role & Responsibilities of Project Purchaser]

  • As the buyer in charge of new development projects, lead and drive a series of purchasing activities, focusing primarily from project kick-off through three months post-mass production start (P1).

  • As a member of the project team, manage cost, quality, delivery, supply capacity, etc., while collaborating with stakeholders such as R&D, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and suppliers to contribute to the success of the project.

[Key Responsibilities]

  • Join new development projects as the purchasing representative, leading or supporting all procurement-related project activities (NPA, PRKF, Sourcing Plan, PSC, PMC, IAR, TOGO, FDPR, ISVA, SOP) through to project completion.

  • Price negotiation for new components, supplier selection, development support toward mass production, and schedule management (QCDI management).

  • Resourcing and price negotiations for carryover parts, as well as checking production capacity.

  • Collecting VA/VE proposals and collaborating with internal teams and customers.

  • Index management, including project profitability margins.

  • Managing various documentations.

[Potential Future Scope: Advanced Purchasing (P2/P3)]

  • Collaborate with commodity organizations to propose and gain approval for pre-sourcing suppliers.

  • Manage all contractual terms to protect Valeo's intellectual property and ensure compliance with segment panel guidelines.

[Work Rewards & Career Path]

  • Gain broad knowledge of products, technologies, and suppliers by handling a wide range of components that make up automotive lighting/lamps.

  • Gain hands-on experience driving projects by collaborating with domestic and international suppliers, as well as diverse internal stakeholders such as Quality Assurance, Engineering, and PMs.

  • Benefit from an active team communication environment where you can consult with colleagues while deepening your expertise.

  • Build expertise through diverse purchasing experience and aim for future managerial positions such as Project Purchasing Manager, Manager, or Director.

  • Expand your scope of responsibility and autonomy over time, with opportunities to advance your career into larger-scale P0 purchasing.

[Team Structure] 5 members

[Work Style]

Remote Work: Available up to 1 day per week

Business Travel:

  • Ichikoh manufacturing sites (Atsugi, Fujioka, Kyushu): Approx. once every 2–3 months (depending on location, may be once a year)

  • Supplier visits: Once every 3 months to once a year

  • Overseas trips: Once a year


【Requirements】

  • Experience in manufacturing procurement: 3+ years
  • Experience using accounting systems
  • Japanese: Business level
  • English: Comfortable using English
    ※Used for email, document creation, and meetings with select suppliers
    ※AI-assisted drafting is acceptable
    ※The team is available to support your English use

【Preferred Qualifications】

  • Japanese: Native level
  • Experience using SAP

【Ideal Candidate Profile】

  • Proactive communicator
  • Values face-to-face communication

Job:

Project Buyer

Organization:

Senior Project

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-09-18

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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