Career Opportunities at Faurecia

Main purpose of the role

• The Purchasing Graduate is responsible for improving the supplier performance in production (quality, cost, delivery) for the plant, in line with purchasing strategy.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

As a Purchasing Graduate, your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Contribute to the identification and implementation of productivity actions (product / process) for cost reduction, in close coordination with Commodity teams and the plant.
• 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 and progress as on request.
• 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 kickv off in program phase to prepare the start of Production. Lead transfers meetings with Program Buyers at the take-over stage.
• Lead negotiation for Engineering Change Requests within his/her perimeter, and product productivity, in close relationship with commodities.
• Initiate or create productivity for responsible suppliers for future years budget and strategic planning.

Qualifications And Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Purchasing
• Knowledge and experience:
• Specialization in international purchasing or supply chain
• 2 years’ experience in purchasing, production, quality or sales
• Automotive experience would be an advantage
• Knowledge of productivity / lean management methodology
• Knowledge of production, quality and logistics
• Ability to work in matrix organization
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of products and technology
• Supplier audit process and quality management
• Languages: Ability to speak, write and read the English language.

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Main purpose of the role

The T&E Engineer is in charge of the complete development of tools, equipment and associated processes to reach FIS targets of Quality, Cost, Delivery within FCP & PMS requirements and to deliver components according to drawings/specifications. Apply Group standards under the Faurecia Excellence System (FES) and aligned with FIS industrial strategy.

The main mission of the role is to define, develop and validate tools, equipment and associated processes:

• To reach Tooling & Equipment transfer to plant on time, MPT and SOP on time and right first time
• To ensure product / process robustness according to customer specification within FIS production system requirements

Essential responsibilities and duties:

As a Injection T&E engineer, your main responsibilities are as follow :

• Build, update & monitor the complete timing plan for tools, equipment and associated processes to reach, Tooling & Equipment transfer to plant, MPT and SOP on time and right first time.
• Build, update & monitor the progress of tool & process convergence to targets and report progress.
• Defines tools, equipment & associated process specificities for the program taking into considerations standard targets.
• In case of refurbishmed equipment, define the specifications and follow-up the refurbishment executed by the plant
• Provide input for simplification of product to reach reliable tool, equipment and associated process definition.
• Provide technical support to the supplier RFQ process and tool makers / equipment providers selection process.
• Validate the supplier offer from technical point of view.
• Commit to necessary steps to kick off tool & equipment (SNC, Kick Off, Pre Study, Study).
• Define process parameters according to product key characteristics
• Provide inputs for PFMEA related to his own Tool, Equipment and processes.
• Write the purchase order for Tooling
• Liaise between program, plant & toolmaker to ensure tuning & implementation of product modification.
• Pre-requisite: ensure all necessary material (availability of raw material, packaging & checking fixtures …) are in place to perform the trials in the best conditions
• If possible to pre-validate the T&E, process at Application Pilot Plant, provide the necessary inputs through standard documentation.
• Organize and perform trials in the closest serial life conditions
• Identify gaps to serial life conditions and major risks impacting the defined targets, set-up a convergence plan
• Track progress and convergence of all defined targets (cycle time, scrap rate, dimensions …) to keep Quality, Cost, Delivery in line with the initial business plan.
• Consolidate all actions in PDCA template & implement all actions defined after each trial to reach Quality, Cost, Delivery in line with initial plan
• Liaise between program, plant & toolmaker / equipment provider to ensure tuning & implementation of product modification.
• Anticipate & manage the necessary support in terms of expertise or simulation when needed (PLTE (ex GTS), CAE, Purchasing, Logistics, Program, PML, PDL)
• Receives support within his Technology Engineering Domain & Experts
• Capitalizes experience on the development through lessons learnt process within his Technology Engineering Domain

Qualifications and position requirements

• Master's degree in engineering, or significant professional experience
• Technical diploma equivalent (French BTS / professional diploma)
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in specific domain or tooling manufacturing environment, preferably in automotive sector
• Knowledge in project management process
• Knowledge of 7 Quality Basics.
• Knowledge of FES
• Result oriented with strong written and oral communication skills
• Able to work in a multicultural environment
• English required, and customer’s language strongly encouraged