Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Serial Life Manager is a key position within the organization, responsible for safeguarding profitability, stability, and strategic alignment throughout the serial life of awarded programs. Acting as the single-point business owner after SOP, the Serial Life Manager ensures that margin, cost, customer communication, and cross-functional execution remain aligned with the original business case and long-term customer strategy. This role prevents silo-driven decisions by integrating Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Sales, and Operations into a single, aligned execution model, ensuring total program performance from handover to end of life. 

Responsibilities

• Owner of program profitability throughout serial life, ensuring P&L protection during MY changes, VO initiatives, and customer-driven modifications through cost, EDD, and pricing alignment.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional alignment across Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Sales, and Operations to prevent silo-driven decisions and protect program margins.
• Act as the single point of contact / first escalation point with the customer during serial life, ensuring consistent, controlled, and strategic communication.
• Drive fact-based program decisions by leading business case analyses that consider piece price, total landed cost, EDD, tooling impact, customer strategy, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead MY changes, VO initiatives, and execution plans, ensuring industrial feasibility, cost effectiveness, timing adherence, and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate prototype and pre-series builds, including spot-buy POs, material flow, internal coordination, and customer reviews.
• Serve as the primary engine for cost reduction and value creation by leading Technical Value Optimization (TVO) workshops and converting ideas into measurable financial results.
• Own budget governance, including WBS creation, budget alignment with customer contracts, hour tracking, and cost discipline.
• Ensure consistent serial life performance and continuous improvement across quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Ensure compliance with customer quality systems, HSE, safety, regulatory standards, and internal program management tools.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent.

Experience: Proven experience in Program Management, Engineering, Operations, or Commercial roles within the automotive sector.

Seniority: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience.

Technical Skills: Strong understanding of P&L, cost structures, VO methodologies, and engineering change management.

Behavioral Skills: Excellent communication, cross-functional leadership, customer-facing credibility, decision-making authority, and ability to operate in a matrix organization.

The Employee is aware and ensures the respect of the Internal Rules, Code of Ethics, and Management Code applicable in the organization.

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.