Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Group Senior Lean Manufacturing & Industrial Performance Manager leads the evolution of the company’s manufacturing system and drives the integration of digital solutions that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and workforce engagement. The role partners closely with plant operations, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, and digital teams to strengthen standards, accelerate deployment of best practices, and support performance transformation across manufacturing sites.

The main responsibilities and challenges of the role are to:

• Define and continuously improve the manufacturing system framework, standards, and associated digital enablers.
• Design training materials, workshops, and capability-building programs related to lean manufacturing, industrial performance, and standard ways of working.
• Work cross-functionally with business units and site leadership to align process evolution, governance, and performance expectations.
• Establish, deploy, and monitor standard operating practices in benchmark or pilot plants to validate scalable solutions.
• Facilitate improvement workshops to optimize digital solutions, strengthen adoption on the shop floor, and increase operational impact.
• Build and manage a clear development roadmap with digital and operational stakeholders, from requirements definition through validation and deployment.
• Lead internal communities of practice and events to capture, formalize, and share manufacturing best practices across sites.
• Communicate manufacturing system updates and digital transformation priorities to ensure alignment, engagement, and change adoption.
• Support the successful rollout of manufacturing system standards and digital practices in close partnership with plant, divisional, and functional teams.
• Update standards, playbooks, and implementation guidelines based on lessons learned from pilot plants and site deployments.
• Drive the evolution of core manufacturing procedures, assessment frameworks, and reference documentation to reflect operational excellence and digitalization priorities.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be: 

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.

Experience :

• At least 10 years of experience in international manufacturing environments, including hands-on shop floor leadership as a Production Manager or equivalent, with a strong record of performance improvement.
• Proven experience in lean manufacturing, industrial performance, continuous improvement, or operational excellence roles within a plant or multi-site organization, with solid exposure to digital operations environments and, ideally, industrial digital project management.
• Nice to have: experience in a regional, divisional, or corporate industrial performance role.

Skills and competencies :  

• Strong commitment to lean principles and a practical mindset for digital transformation in manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of lean manufacturing systems, continuous improvement methods, and industrial performance management, as well as a strong understanding of digital tools and systems used in operations; experience with industrial digital project management is a plus.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across functions, cultures, and organizational levels.
• Ability to prioritize strategic and operational topics in a fast-moving, multi-site environment.
• Strong results orientation with a focus on customer value, operational performance, and sustainable improvement.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization and lead cross-functional transformation without direct authority.
• Fluent English, with the ability to communicate clearly in an international business environment.
• Strong leadership and coaching capabilities, with demonstrated ability to engage teams, build networks, and drive change at scale.

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.