Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader
We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.
Your mission, roles and responsibilities
Overall responsibilities and duties:
The Buyer is responsible to develop and manage the supplier panel for a specific commodity segment, selecting suppliers according to Faurecia group criteria, apply purchasing policy, and develop suppliers to continuously improve QCD performance. The Buyer identifies and leads ideas and initiatives in order to improve the global productivity and achieve or surpass financial objectives. Additional responsibilities of the buyer are:
- Improve financial performance of the Division through supplier negotiations, resourcing and productivity actions
- Monitor supplier Quality, Cost and Delivery performance and challenge supplier when supplier is falling short of targets
The main responsibilities of the role are:
Structure the Supplier Ecosystem
- Design and continuously optimize a competitive and innovative steel supplier base, ensuring resilience, performance, and access to next-generation solutions.
- Performs continual review and evaluation of the current supply base and also new potential suppliers through cross-functional supplier audits/visits based on the criteria provided by Group
- Conduct management meetings to review and improve supplier performance
Enable Program Excellence
- Ensure strong supplier engagement throughout program development phases, safeguarding quality, timing, and readiness for successful launches.
Accelerate Productivity & Value Creation
- Develop and execute productivity roadmaps to deliver cost savings, performance improvements, and long-term value generation.
- Responsible for delivering purchasing budget, updating forecast, reporting monthly savings
- Progress savings from inception through to implementation
Drive Strategy ExecutionLead Strategic Negotiations
- Own supplier negotiations, contracts, and budget commitments, while embedding sustainability targets into all commercial agreements to secure best-in-class performance.
- Prepares and deploys Commodity Strategies & Cost Models for various commodities
- Understand all cost break-downs and challenge supply base accordingly to ensure cost is optimized
Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders, providing expertise on quality, logistics, and technical topics, and contributing to cross-functional initiatives.
Lead Decarbonization Efforts
- Drive Forvia’s steel decarbonization roadmap in close collaboration with suppliers, actively contributing to CO₂ reduction and responsible sourcing commitments.
- Lead the deployment of the North America steel commodity strategy, fully aligned with business objectives and Forvia’s sustainability ambitions.
- Follows market trends for specific commodities and raw materials
Your profile and competencies to succeed
Minimum education level: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field.
Experience:
- 5 years in automotive industry
- 5 years in purchasing functions
- SAP experience (preferred)
Skills & Competencies:
- Must have very good Excel and Word skills
- Strong communication skills
- Able to accommodate ~15% - 20% travel (domestic)
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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.