Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Your main objectives will include:

• Coordinate propram work from project acquisition to 6 months after project volume, ensure customer satisfaction, ensure project quality, cost and delivery targets, and ensure project profitability throughout the project lifecycle;

• As a customer representative, internally represent the requirements of the customer, and stop the delivery of the product in any case of non-conformity;

Your responsibilities will include:

• Establish and monitor master plans;

• Ensure that the entire core team is properly staffed from the function, where appropriate;

• Achieve program objectives by developing and deploying a program roadmap that assigns program objectives and assignments to team members;

• Use business plans to monitor permanent convergence with financial expectations;

• Manage the core team to ensure cooperation with all functional departments and factories;

• Application of program management systems (successful and on-time completion of work packages, mandatory deliverables and key program milestones);

• Identify risks and opportunities and ensure risk management and alert processes;

• Ensure smooth transfer of programs from development center to production facility;

• Acting as an official representative for Faurecia programs, supporting customer expectations while protecting the company from risks (e.g., engineering changes, plans...) ;

• Communicate and report on relevant program status to ensure appropriate management support on program issues;

• Ensure that program experience is fully utilized in knowledge management to improve performance qualifications for future programs.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate should have:
Minimum education level 
•    Bachelor degree or above, major in engineering or business administration is preferred;
Professional Experience
•    More than 5 years working experience as program manager in automotive industry, automotive seat/skeleton project management experience is preferred;
Professional skills and LCM capabilities:
•    Knowledge of program management;
•    Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, experimental design, "QRCI"/problem solving techniques, etc.);
•    Knowledge of financial skills and business plan calculation;
•    Good communication and negotiation skills;
•    Good at problem solving;
•    Good at managing complexity;
•    Ability to drives results
•    CET-4 or above/Fluent English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
Values
•    Have Strong teamwork ability;
•    Can embrace agility;
•    Can drive with vision.

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.