I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Valeo (Madrid) in Jan 2017
Interview
review of past experiences and 2 simulation cases. The first one was a example letter to write to a supplier who would not deliver although ongoing contract. the second is the analysis of a RFQ with final selection and cost analysis including tools on LTA. The interview is the hardest part, there are no challenges at all once entered in the entreprise
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What items have you purchased in your past job. Does it include the purchase of raw material anf quality controls?
I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Valeo (Hamilton, OH) in Jun 2016
Interview
Very good. The managers are pretty friendly. It was mostly behavioral but focused on some aspects of purchasing & procurement past experience, familiarity with SAP and mostly the willingness to do the job. Interns at Valeo are for around 12-18 months.After that, based on need they may/ may not convert into full time. My only concern was that they took pretty long time (around 3 months) to complete the entire process and finalize the offer as they had some changes going on in their HR and recruiting system.
I just feel that their intern tenure should be reduced to 2-3 months. 12 months is really a long period to stay as an intern since there is no prior assurance that it will get converted into full time. (It usually converts but who knows, the uncertainty is always there!).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) What made you apply to this job?
2) What do you know about procurement and sourcing?
