Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader
We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.
Your mission, roles and responsibilities
Position Summary:
The sales controlling manager will interact as a main business partner on sales topic and will then interact strongly with the CBUs VPs, program controlling directors, purchasing and operation controlling partners. Review price evolutions/changes and to create CBU accountability and ownership in respect to unexpected price changes and working closely with purchasing controllers and plant controllers to understand VCM evolution on our main serial life programs and drive proper convergence actions. In this mission, the sales controlling manager will be handling all financial routine activities linked to sales while having to understand the purchasing and operational levers that need to drive commercial actions and proper VCM convergence by developing standard tools to assess certain business cases (ex make vs buy at NAO level).
Responsibilities:
• Consolidate and bridge financial squeeze and support the Division Management Team with ad hoc requests as required.
• Ensure adherence of our actual, FCST and budget to defined and approved commercial guidance and explain the main changes and associated risks& opps.
• Provide documentation for internal and external audit purposes, ensuring rigorous application of internal controls.
• Provide reliable financial/controlling information:
○ Consolidate squeeze information of our different entities through the different forecast processes (budget, forecast, actual…)
○ Manage reporting process ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency
• Lead and coach our partners regarding squeeze actions, action plan convergence and proper forecasting
• Be one key partner to VPs of CBUs, Program and operation controlling directors
• Be the direct point of entry for BG and Region sales controlling team
• Ensure Sales prices information are consistent with the Faurecia policies, correctly and regularly updated in the systems and if not support on corrective actions to drive the team to update timely while protecting for our financials
• Support CBU to implement profitable actions (through VAVE, repricing, pass through…) to drive VCM convergence while providing clear bridges of the variances vs actual and prior forecast.
• Improve workflow to track sales price changes and propose improvement to sales administration process including efficient projection of those price changes in our squeeze evolution
• Propose continuous improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction
Your profile and competencies to succeed
Education / Experience:
- Master’s Degree (in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering) or equivalent work experience required
- Fluent in English and Spanish (need regular communication with teams in Mexico)
- Ideal candidate will have a minimum 5+ years’ experience of working within a finance organization
Knowledge / Skills:
- Ability to lead and grow effective teamsAbility to communicate & interact effectively at all levels of the organization with all internal stakeholders and as needed with external partners
- Advanced planning and organizational skills with pro-active mind-set
- Conflict management and negotiation skills
- Strong knowledge of financial reports: income statement, balance sheet, cashflow statement
- Proficient in MS Office software with high level of expertise in Excel. Knowledgeable in Web based finance reporting systems such as Oracle preferred
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.