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 Commodity Leader in Querétaro, Qro.
Your mission, roles and responsibilities
The role of a Commodity Leader is to develop and deploy a commodity strategy to ensure supplier capabilitites and relationships meet business needs. The role continues to select, develop, and pilot suppliers from the agreed supplier panel in order to achieve Program objectives. The main missions of the role are to:
- Structure the building of the panel: participate in the definition and the implementation of the purchasing panel policy for assigned commodities, manage supplier selection according to Group criteria, identify and develop supply base in accordance with Forvia footprint.
- Panel management: ensure a regular follow-up of the supplier performance in relation with the Supplier Quality Assurance Manager and implement a supplier optimization plan consistent with Divisions and in coordination with the Business Groups, ensure utilization of the panel by entire enterprise.
- Deliver performance for assigned commodities in alignment with budget through collaboration with Productivity and Program Buyers.
- Develop and implement tools to improve productivity, processes, and reporting functions.
- Negotiate and implement general agreements with the strategic suppliers.
- Ensure the reporting of his or her activities following defined policies.
Your profile and competencies to succeed
- Bachelors Degree in engineering mechanical or industrial
- International purchasing experience a plus
- Minimum 5 years experience as a Commodity Buyer in an industrial environment mainly automotive
- Expertise in stamping commodity, with specific knowledge in steel alloys, stamping process
- Experience in localization, develop, audit and resource potential stamping suppliers
- Experience conducting benchmarks, workshops and negotiations of minimum 40MUSD spend
- Results orientation with strong written and oral communications skills
- International mind set, overseas experience a plus
- Self driven, low maintenance and customer internal – external satisfaction oriented
- Fluent English required
- Strong negotiation skills
- Knowledge of ERP SAP
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.