Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

• Program Manager is responsible for leading the program in all aspects, from program award (or "Request For Quotation Approval" [RFQA] in some cases) until 6 months after Start of Production.
• He/she is the guarantor of customer satisfaction in conjunction with the achievement of program Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives, while ensuring profitability throughout the entire program lifecycle.

The main missions of the role are to:

• From program award until handover to production site, the program manager has the overall responsibility of the program in all aspects:

• Lead program team as functional manager, with an entrepreneurial mindset,
• Achieve program targets through development & deployment of program  roadmaps and cascade program objectives and assignments to team members
• Ensure customer satisfaction (timing, quality, costs, product performance…)
• Plan and execute all activities which contribute to program success
• Ensure compliance code of ethics and code of management and escalate non-compliance items according to guidelines
• Protect Faurecia interests and image
• Secure staffing of  the whole Core Team from the functions, in due time
• Build and monitor Master Schedule
• Meet financial targets (Operating Income, cash, Internal Rate of Return, Upfronts…)
• Liaise with Program Controller, build the initial Business Plan, define the Program investment scheme, and release investments in compliance with controlling procedures; take economical responsibility for all deviations from initial requirements.
• Use Business Plan to monitor permanently convergence to financial expectations
• Manage the core team and ensure cooperation with the functions and the plant(s),
• Apply Program Management System (with successful and on time achievement of work packages, mandatory deliverables and key program milestones)
• Identify risks and opportunities. Ensure risk management and alert process.
• Arbitrate top issues internally or externally within the program,
• Act as official Faurecia Program representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving company from risk exposure (like Engineering Change, planning…)
• Support or take the lead of commercial negotiations for contract evolutions
• Communicate and report relevant program status to secure proper management support on program issues
• Ensure that program experience is capitalized in knowledge management to improve future programs’ performance

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications  

The ideal candidate will have/be :

• Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's degree, ideally in engineering
• Comprehensive quality requirement; Logic thinking, strong communication skills; Preactive and accountablity; Good emotional management

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of job experience (in an automotive environment and/or with electronics product experience a plus)
• Minimum 3 years of full cycle project / program management experience
• Background and experience in sales, engineering, manufacturing operation and, production working with plant manager are welcome to challenge. 

Skills and competencies:

• Results orientation
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Conflict management skills : ability to prevent and solve conflicts
• Ability to work in a matrixed organisation
• Good knowledge of Program Management System-Process
• Good knowledge of Program standards, tools and methods
• Fluent in English and in the customer language
• Ability to establish, develop, lead and unite a team
• Strong financial knowledge (incl. building and following a Business Plan)
• Problem solving techniques
• Strategic and analytic capabilities
• Planning and organizing abilities
• Familiar with APQP process and ability for risk management, cost control and quality control.
• Familiar with development and manufacturing process in Electronics

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.