Productivity Purchasing Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Productivity Purchasing Manager is to coach and lead a team of Productivity Buyers to develop and implement commodity strategies, define the supplier panel, and monitor performance to consistently improve QCD results. This includes identifying and executing productivity and strategic projects to deliver or exceed financial objectives for each plant.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver purchasing budget, update forecast, and report monthly savings activities

• Monitor purchasing performance and support buyers for the detailed Portfolio for VA/VE, MoB and resourcing activity

• Participate or lead strategic supplier management reviews

• Review and secure, with Plant controlling the Purchasing Performance reporting: PI, P&L results according to Group Policies

• Participate or lead monthly Purchasing performance reviews with internal stakeholders

• Monitor strategic supplier QCD performance and Support execution of risk mitigation plan defined by commodity.

• Serve as interface between department and Operations or Commercial Business Unit

• Review and approve purchase orders within delegation of authority responsibility

• Accountable for the series purchasing performance of the division

• Prioritize and align resourcing and Make or Buy activities according operation''s priorities and commodity guidance, support execution

• Support transfer/resourcing/re-localization activities with supplier

• Monitor and support execution of all productivity actions (int/ext VAVE) through cross functional teamwork

• Define priorities for internal and external workshops to be done according to division need and commodity strategy

• Contribute to identification and implementation of productivity actions for cost reduction in coordination with Commodity teams

• Monitor productivity performance for supplier perimeter through cross-functional teamwork in plants and present productivity plans to plant management boards

• Support escalation on supplier charge backs (QSS)

• Prepare for start of production and lead transfer meetings with Program Buyers at take-over

• Lead negotiations for Engineering Change Requests and product productivity in close relationship with commodities

• Manage purchasing ICB compliance at plant level

• Conduct value creation analysis (logistics, operations, quality)

• Monitor price discrepancies and payment issues

• Propose continuous improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction

• Capitalizes on knowledge and shares best practices / lessons learned across organization and within the site

• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and adherence to:

• Faurecia Group Code of Ethics

• Faurecia Group Code of Management

• Faurecia Group Environmental Policy

• Faurecia Group Quality Policy

• All other duties as assigned by the company

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Position Specifications:

Authorities:

• Validate processes based on Faurecia Standard as documented through the Faurecia Excellence System
• Report any deviation from Faurecia Standard as documented through the Faurecia Excellence System

Knowledge / Skills:

• Performance management
• Management proficiency
• Coordination and coaching
• Process improvement
• Decision making
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Education / Experience:

• Minimum education level of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, or Finance
• 6 years automotive industry experience preferred
• 2 years experience in Production System, Programs, or Purchasing

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of 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.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You''ll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.