Program Buyer VIE
Overview
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FORVIA, a sustainable mobility technology leader, brings together the strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. FORVIA provides a global approach to automotive challenges with a large footprint, including over 300 industrial sites, 77 R&D centers, 150, 000 people, and 40+ countries.
Your Mission, Roles And Responsibilities
The VIE Program of Forvia is an international young graduate program for graduates from the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28, to work for one of our subsidiaries around the world. Business France manages the administrative procedures. For further information, visit the links: https://www.civiweb.com/FR/le-volontariat-international. aspx and http://careers. faurecia.com/job-offers. PLEASE NOTE: you cannot perform a VIE in the country of your citizenship.
What will be your main missions?
- Ensure supplier selection from the agreed supplier panel: identify and consult suppliers, manage supplier RFQ based on panel given by the Commodity Buyers.
- Negotiate or participate with the Commodity Buyers in supplier negotiations and in the final choice of supplier.
- Track performance during the program phase: manage suppliers, compare costs with objectives, ensure quality during the program phase, respect delivery deadlines and ensure that the program phase reviews are supported within the Faurecia PMS.
- Ensure early involvement of the Series Buyers in the program before the series phase.
- Manage specific mandated suppliers when requested and agreed with customers.
- Negotiate Engineering Change Requests.
- Lead the global steering and sourcing committee meetings for the program and ensure that the purchasing assumptions are optimized on a global basis, considering local and global sourcing options and selecting the option with the best landed cost and performance.
Your profile and competencies to succeed
- International mindset.
- A proactive approach to work and energetic spirit.
- Good interpersonal skills.
What We Can Do For You
- You will work within an international Purchasing team full of energy.
- You will find a strong emphasis on talent development and abundant opportunities for growth.
- You will have the autonomy to launch processes and to be accountable for them as a process owner.
- You will grow as a professional; versatility will be part of your daily work.
- A strong VIE community spirit within Forvians.
Why join us
FORVIA is an automotive technology group focused on smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry. We are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157, 000 people in 43 countries. Our technology is in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced worldwide. In June 2022, we became the first global automotive group certified with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard, aiming for CO2 Net Zero by 2045. We are positioned to deliver solutions that enhance the lives of
- users everywhere.
Seniority level
- Not Applicable
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Purchasing and Supply Chain
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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