Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be.

If you’re ambitious, driven and team-spirited, this is your opportunity to build a career as a Central Material Planner Coordinator in Querétaro. 

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Acquisition Buyer is responsible for anticipating the specific requirements for new program acquisitions (supplier technologies, geographical location and target costs), and to ensure the commodity panel strategy is appropriate to support the acquisition. As purchasing member of acquisition team, he/she participates to definition of target settings. The role also includes selecting expert suppliers from the agreed supplier panel to achieve acquisition objectives

The main missions of the role are:

• Contribute to the conception of the client offer: participate in the acquisition team from the offer conception phase, and involve expert suppliers in this business acquisition phase
• Provide cost feedback to the Acquisition team on various concepts intended to enhance competitiveness
•  Provide support in make or buy decision by giving external price comparison and analyzing impact of decision on supplier base
•  Ensure expert supplier selection from the agreed supplier panel as needed
•  Negotiate and establish the appropriate cost structure to support the program objectives
•   Manage specific mandated suppliers
• Participate in Global Acquisitions supporting the team with regional supplier information and costs and cooperating in deciding on a local vs. global sourcing strategy

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be :

• Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Business.
• Nice to have: Professional Purchasing Qualification

Experience :

• Minimum 3 years experience in Purchasing in an industrial environment 
• Experience of successfully managing and negotiating contracts
• Nice to have: Experience as Program Buyer

Skills and competencies :  

• • • Knowledge of supplier cost structures
    • Knowledge of dedicated products design, development and launch processes
    •  Fluent in English
    • Good communication skills and results oriented
    • International mindset
    • Ability to work in a matrix 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.