Supply Chain Scheduler at Valeo in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

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.

Is in charge of the inventory level of his raw materials and components families :

• Follow up the MPS achievement and propose preventives actions regarding material availibity to ensure MPS realization. Is responsible for setting up a proper raw materials and components inventory levels.
• Define and lead actions connected with inventory reductions with his components families.
• Measure the Supplier Service Rate – SSR - for each supplier. Propose action plans to improve the service level. Follow up and report daily the inventory level of his raw material and components families.

Make sure that the materials and components are available to meet the complete customer demand :

• Plan the raw materials and components requirement based upon Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning and Master Production Schedule and anticipate potential impacts with suppliers and with production.
• Validate and send on a weekly basis forecasts to the suppliers
• Make sure that raw materials and components are available to met customer demand
• Follow up daily the material arrivals according to firm orders and make sure suppliers ship parts on time according to firm orders.
• On a regular basis, communicate complete, precise & reliable information to the Supplier contacts. Adapt the chosen method of communication to the level of the Supplier contact. Adapt the frequency to the situation (preventative, curative, crisis).

Identify blocking points and plan appropriate quick actions to solve them :

• Attend Logistics/Purchasing meetings and follow up related action plans.
• Support the implementation with the appropriate departments (APU, Logistics, Purchasing, VPS) tools and methods in order to improve the supply chain organization like Pull flow, Kanban, EDI, Milk run.
• Define with the External flow analyst the inbound transportation plans.
• Support actively the inventory counting and propose actions to maintain accuracy of inventory in cooperation with the ERP and inventory control analyst.
• Alert sales in the event of a crisis (Customer or internal), to define priorities with the Customer & internally (management, VS for the aftermarket), follow the evolution of any associated action plans. If necessary, escalate. Meet the Suppliers contacts on a regular basis (once a year for major Suppliers).
• Propose logistics protocol with suppliers in co-operation with External flow analyst and Purchasing.
• Make sure that there is a backup for each Suppliers & train the backup on the way to manage the Suppliers’ account; ensure that during holidays the position is covered & that both suppliers and internal customers are notified in advance of the absence and informed of the person that will be temporarily managing the Suppliers’ account.

Job: Supply Chain Scheduler Organization: Material Planning/Production Control Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Permanent contract Job Posting Date: 2026-01-30 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 developmentMore information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com