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Your mission, roles and responsibilitiesWhat's the VIE Forvia Program all about?
The VIE Program of Forvia is an international young graduate program, which enables young graduates native from the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28 to work for one of our subsidiary around the world!
Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following links: https://www.civiweb.com/FR/le-volontariat-international.aspx and http://careers.faurecia.com/job-offers
PLEASE NOTE: as part of your international development, you cannot perform a VIE in the country of your citizenship.
What is your role and surroundings?
Forvia Clean Mobility activity is looking for a VIE - Productivity Buyer based in Terni, Italy.
The Productivity Buyer VIE is responsible for improving the supplier performance in production (quality, cost, delivery) for several plants, in line with purchasing strategy.
What will be your main missions?
• Contribute to the identification and implementation of productivity actions (product / process) for cost reduction, in close coordination with Commodity teams;
• Monitor productivity performance for supplier perimeter through cross-functional teamwork in the plants under his/her responsibility (i.e. productivity committees). Present to the plants management board the productivity plan;
• Challenge Commodity Buyers to achieve the Purchasing Budget for his/her plants;
• For most critical topics, support the Supply Chain team to improve supplier deviation in Misdeliveries Per Million (MPM);
• Be involved in the kick off in program phase to prepare the start of Production. Lead transfers meetings with Program Buyers at the take-over.
• Lead negotiation for Engineering Change Requests within his/her perimeter, and product productivity, in close relationship with commodities.
The mission will last 12 months.
What you need to join us?
• Successfully completed Master’s degree in Business in purchasing
• First experience (apprentice, trainee) in Purchasing in Industrial environment.
• Strong communication skills in English (C1)
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office (focus on Excel and Powerpoint)
• Ability to work in a team in an international environment
• Solution oriented and proactive way of working with strong attention to details
• First experience in automotive is a plus
Who are we looking for?
• International mindset;
• A proactive approach to work and optimist energy;
• Good interpersonal skills.
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.