Job Openings at Faurecia

Main purpose of the role

• The Controlling graduate is responsible for assisting the controlling team in order to guarantee and optimise the plant's financial performance and competitiveness. Supports the Controlling team on the following activities:

Essential responsibilities and duties

As a Controlling graduate, your main responsibilities are as follow:

• Assist in ensuring compliance to all financial procedures
• Ensure site activities are compliant with Faurecia finance related procedures (product flow, inventory, routings, …) and internal control basics
• Assist in providing reliable financial / controlling information
• Providing data for budget, periodic forecast, and other reporting …
• Collect and manage data consolidation and reporting, ensuring reliability, consistency and transparency
• Update information into the ERP System
• Contribute to controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control.
• Collaborate with Shared Service Centre obtaining/providing proper finance information
• Contribute to the control and management of the plant’s operating cashflow (capex, inventories overdues)

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications and position requirements

• Education: National Diploma or Degree in Accounting or finance
• Knowledge and experience:
• 1 year experience in the automotive industry.
• Languages: Good communication and computer skills

Leadership competences: As an employee – promote Being Faurecia, Respect of Faurecia code of ethics (Entrepreneurial mindset, autonomy and accountability, fairness and respect) Knowledge of Employee Empowerment (EE) basics  

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. 

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Job Description

• Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader
• We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The main missions of the role are:

• Participate review process FMEA’s.
• Participate review process flow diagrams.
• Participate in SREA’s submissions.
• Participate in GCP Study submissions
• Maintain manufacturing process documents for newly implemented machines.
• Support processes by supporting continuous improvement and production through participation to the process specialist network.
• Maintain BOM & Master data in line with cycle time in line with takt time and standard operations to establish manufacturing routines by releasing manufacturing process documents and process flowcharts.
• Participate in plant lay-out update.
• Ensure continuous improvement by capitalizing on lessons learnt and provide best practices using tools like; process productivity analysis, improvements action plans, production equipment performance, trouble shooting and problem-solving process.
• Ensure FES & HSE standards & processes are always met/ followed.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The minimum qualification/s required for this position is/are:

• Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Engineering or related field.

Knowledge & Experience

• At least 1 year experience in manufacturing/industrial environment
• Able to speak, write, and read English

Skills & Competencies

• Strong computer knowledge and skills
• Strong people and interpersonal skills
• Innovation and change management skills
• Valid Driver’s license

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. 

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The main missions of the role are:

• Performance / Savings:
• Manage local spend based on commodities in scope
• Run sourcing processes based on needs coming from business, in line with the commodity strategies
• Perform rigorous analysis on cost base and suppliers to ensure delivery of spend targets

Quality:

• Ensure supply of product and/or services to the business and execution of local purchasing
• Supplier management: 
• Own, manage and negotiated local supplier relationships
• Manage local supplier performance (performance to SLAs, continuous improvement – cost innovation)
• Stay abreast of market conditions and trends (including global pricing benchmarks) to inform strategy and ensure supply continuity

Commodity Management:

• Define and implement a local commodity strategy if not covered by global and/or regional teams

Purchasing Excellence:

• Implement best practice commodity management techniques
• Implement standards, processes and tools consistent with the overall purchasing function

Compliance:

• Comply with overall purchasing spend and preferred supplier policies, and monitor compliance of business end users

Team and skills management:

• Participate in local and central skill development activities
• When required, organize and lead escalation meetings with supplier leadership to address disruptive suppliers that are impacting FORVIA plants and programs and jeopardizing FORVIA customer deliveries
• Propose continuous improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction
• Capitalizes on knowledge and shares best practices / lessons learned across organization and within the site
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and adherence to:
• Faurecia Group Code of Ethics
• Faurecia Group Code of Management
• Faurecia Group Environmental Policy
• Faurecia Group Quality Policy
• Your profile and competencies to succeed
• Minimum education level: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (industrial or mechanical preferred) or Business.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ Automotive manufacturing experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in purchasing in an industrial environment
• Experience of successfully managing and negotiating contracts

Skills & Competencies:

Negotiation skills

• Supplier Management experience
• Purchasing financial skills, including data analytics, budgeting and savings calculation
• Business acumen and strategic thinking ability
• Drive, creativity and willingness to learn
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of core AIAG Standards
• Proactive and results oriented
• Good analysis skills and able to meet deadlines
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Financial acumen
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams
• International mindset
• Fluent in English
• Must have very good Excel and Word skills
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management
• 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.