Purchasing Intern (Year-Round)

About the role

As a Purchasing Intern at Valeo, you will support the North America Purchasing team by improving reporting quality, data accuracy, purchasing system visibility, and process efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Reporting & Data Analytics:
  • Prepare, maintain, and enhance recurring purchasing reports, dashboards, trackers, and KPI summaries to support timely business visibility.
  • Collect, validate, and organize monthly purchasing data to ensure reporting accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
  • Perform ad hoc analysis to support purchasing leadership, commodity teams, Finance, and regional stakeholders with clear, data-driven insights.
  • Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, duplicates, anomalies, and reporting issues, and support corrective actions to improve data quality and decision-making.
• Purchasing Systems & Data Quality Support:
  • Support purchasing system administration by tracking user access requests, user rights, workflow profiles, approval roles, and related follow-up actions.
  • Aid in monitoring data accuracy and consistency across purchasing systems, reporting platforms, and master-data records.
  • Coordinate open actions between Purchasing, IS, Finance, and system support teams to ensure timely resolution of system-related topics.
• Continuous Improvement & AI-Enabled Process Support:
  • Identify process improvement opportunities by reviewing recurring purchasing activities, reporting workflows, trackers, and manual follow-up tasks that can be simplified or better structured.
  • Support the development of practical AI and automation-enabled tools that improve purchasing control, efficiency, data quality, and decision-making across sites.
• Supplier, Compliance & Governance Support:
  • Assist with supplier compliance, supplier risk, and purchasing process monitoring.
  • Track action plans related to audits, self-assessments, internal reviews, and compliance campaigns.
  • Identify missing documentation, incomplete files, or process gaps requiring follow-up.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Management Information Systems, Finance, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• PREFERRED BACKGROUND: Coursework or experience in procurement, supply chain, data analysis, reporting, business systems, process improvement, or AI-enabled productivity tools.

What We Offer

• Real-world purchasing, reporting, systems, and process-improvement assignments with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful business impact.
• Exposure to procurement analytics, compliance, purchasing systems, AI-enabled tools, and cross-functional business processes.
• Opportunity to collaborate with talented teams across Purchasing, Finance, Systems, Operations, and other functions.
• A learning environment that supports curiosity, ownership, professional growth, and practical problem-solving.
• An inclusive and diverse workplace that encourages both personal and professional development.