Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

FORVIA comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.

Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 14,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMS worldwide.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.

We are looking for a Group Industrial Digital Project Leader (m/f) to join our team!

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Group Industrial Digital Project Leader (m/f) is responsible for the global development, implementation, and deployment of digital projects (F-Asset, CAPLA, CARgo) to manage capacity planning for the Group (Faurecia and Hella). These projects will drive the optimization of asset utilization. This leadership role includes resource coordination, priority setting, and cross-functional meetings.

The position reports to Group Industrial Strategy Director, could be based in Nanterre or in Forvia locations in Europe.

The main missions of the role are:

• Define global specifications in collaboration with cross-BG stakeholders, ensuring alignment with all regions and divisions.
• Lead and coordinate development teams, ensuring tool functionality, quality and continuous improvement in 3 tools (CARgo, F-Asset and CAPLA)
• Ensure full integration of CAPLA, F-Asset and CARgo within the company’s digital ecosystem, collaborating closely with Finance, Program and PC&L.
• Lead project resources and set priorities with BGs / Divisions department managers on weekly basis.
• Prepare and organize a monthly Steering Committees with BG IVPs, BG / division leaders, and Industrial Senior VP to present development progress of the digital tools (F-Asset/CAPLA) and TEEP improvement outcoming on main technologies (OPEX and CAPEX impacting positively business)
• Act as Data quality Owner in Palantir and CARgo for Asset/TEEP/CAPEX toward BG’s leaders.
• Drive communication and training, worldwide and cross-BG and end users.
• Manage the integration and full deployment strategy for CAPLA and F-Asset in HELLA globally, leveraging synergies for global optimization.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have / be:

• 3+ years of experience in industrial project management, digital or operations
• Experience in supporting transformation projects, especially with Plant/Operations areas
• Experience in cross-functional and multi-site project coordination
• Solid project management skills

Education

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, or related field

Skills and competencies

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Drives Results and ensures delivery of complex projects
• Strong organizational and planning capabilities
• Communicates effectively across multiple stakeholders
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage complexity and multiple priorities
• Teamwork and collaboration mindset
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach

Technical Skills

• Expertise in industrial project management methodologies
• Strong knowledge of plant industrial principles
• Digital native, mastering digital basics understanding esp. For Operations applications
• Project planning tools
• Data analysis and KPI tracking
• Basic financial understanding (CAPEX/OPEX)
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus

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.