Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Do you have a passion for planning and scheduling in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you want to join a global leader in automotive technology that values your customer focus and analytical skills? If so, you might be the Master Scheduler we are looking for at Forvia.

As a Master Scheduler, you will be responsible for ensuring the customer satisfaction by levelling the activity of the plant production floor, at the minimum stock level possible. You will be accountable for communicating with the customers, establishing and monitoring the master production schedule, preparing and implementing the sales and operations planning, managing the pool and safety stocks levels, and following up the delivery performance. 

You will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to optimize the resources and processes, and to anticipate and resolve any issues related to engineering changes or mix changes.

The main missions of the role are:

• Analyze, understand and anticipate the customers’ needs, ensuring that they are reflected in production activities.
• Analyze customer mis-deliveries Per Million (MPM) to propose improvement action plans: define and optimize data gathering and exchange and ensure data integrity in systems.
• Follow up the achievement of the customer delivery program by managing alerts and following up with the transportation and the delivery of pieces.
• Prepare and lead the Sales & Operations Planning (PIC) monthly to obtain proper volume levels and optimize resources (men, machines, materials and supplier readiness and capacity).
• Implement and drive the Master Production Schedule (PDP) to ensure a level production plan and make production line provisions for variations of customers’ demand.
• Manage the pool and safety stocks levels.
• Check that the sequencer and procurements are consistent with the PDP.
• Coordinate PC&L ECN/ECR/Obsolescence responsabilities.
• Assist with any additional tasks as assigned by the company.
• Comply and reinforce the Code of Management and Code of Ethics as it applies within the perimeter of Logistics
• Engage with customers in the case of forecasts and call offs fluctuating outside allowed tolerances.
• Arrange dedicated transport for emergency customer deliveries
• Interface with the customer sequence supply service provider to align stock levels and production plans
• Support in controlling non-standard production flows, e.g. Injection tools moved off site to suppliers due to capacity constraints
• Prepare and submit stock coverage reports to the customer.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Minimum education level:

• National Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Production Management/Operations Management/Industrial Engineering/Supply Chain Management related field

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ production scheduling experience in the automotive industry

Skills and competencies:

• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Delivery performance: customer MPM, Customer Backlog, 
• Alerts follow up: # or alerts raised, resolution effectiveness, time to solve…
• Cost effectiveness: Premium freight cost to customer linked to non-proper PDP decisions, 
• Inventories: Pool stock sizing, TPA sizing, Gap to Finished goods inventory budget
• Computer literate and experienced in all facets of materials scheduling, planning and inventory control techniques

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.