Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The role of the risk mitigation and troubleshooting team is to manage supply chain in risk/crisis and to manage urgent transport flows:

• Set up a coverage report retrieve for all impacted suppliers/plants
• Arbitrate priorities of plants’ needs
• Ensure the correct documentation is available for suppliers/plants (inbound deliveries, manifests)
• Ensure that urgent shipments are triggered, selected, and delivered on time
• Troubleshoot any issue that may arise during the delivery process
• Communicate additional costs due to disturbances to the Service quality and performance team

• Daily monitoring of suppliers in crisis through meetings/action plan and arbitration
• Coordinate and execute urgent procurement/shipments, including arranging transportation, tracking shipments
• Initiate premium freight and launch the bid for premium freight on stakeholder requests
• Communicate proposal of premium freight organization to the plant for validation
• Communicate with plants, suppliers and carriers to ensure arrival of items on-time
• Troubleshoot any issues (except for 3-way matches) that arise during the delivery process, including delays, damage, and other logistical problems related to transport organized
• Maintain accurate records of shipments, including delivery status, costs
• Collaborate with other team members to identify areas for process improvement and develop strategies to optimize delivery operations
• When necessary, active participation in escalation meetings with OEMs, providing all the data's need it.
• Working close with suppliers in case of arbitration needs, even if necessary to be in suppliers' facilities.

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Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial, transport, or supply-chain management
• Experience in transport operations or material planning
• SAP and TMS tools knowledge
• Multi-functional & Multi-cultural communication with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, carriers, and team members
• Minimum Bi-lingual (English + one other languages)
• Customer orientation / Team spirit / Autonomy / Decision-maker / Resiliency / Openness to new ideas
• Organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify and resolve problems quickly
• Ability to work under time pressure and to work flexible hours as needed to ensure timely delivery of urgent shipments

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.