Innovation Program Purchasing Leader M/F

Apprenticeship

Forvia: Technology leader in the automotive industry

FORVIA comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.

Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 14,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMS worldwide.

Our activity is looking for an Innovation Program Purchasing Leader Apprentice for its R&D Center based in Bavans (30 min from Belfort; 15 min from Monbéliard; near Switzerland). The Center R&D from Bavans, with close to 1000 collaborators, develop innovative solutions for sustainable and clean mobility. It is Forvia’s global center of expertise on hydrogen storage systems.

Apprenticeship duration 1 or 2 years, from September.

What makes the position interesting ?

The role of an Apprentice Innovation PPL is to support PPL Innovation in the various missions in order to meet the needs of the Innovation & NBF (New Business Factory) programs (supplier technologies, geographical location and target costs), and to ensure the commodity panel strategy is appropriate to support the acquisition.

In a context of innovation, the Apprentice Innovation PPL should support PPL Innovation to achieve a strategic scouting for new components not yet managed inside the Group targeted supplier panel.

You will be working on challenges that matter

Your missions:

• Support of Project team : RFI & RFQ for series and proto (Economic synthesis and negotiation for convergence to objectives « Quality Cost Delivery »
• Contractualisation ( NDA, contrat of development, orders…)
• Monitoring of activities of « sourcing » and « benchmarking » for strategic components: analysis and definition of strategic panel
• On time delivery of each program gates: piece prices, tooling cost and technical feasibility related to critical components.

What if it were you?

• Master level in engineering/business with a specialization in international purchasing
• Dynamic and agile and able to work in a matrix organization
• Willing to learn pragmatically
• Good communicator, active listener with analytical skills
• Curious and able to provide “fresh eyes” on current organization
• Professional fluent English

So, are you coming on board?

As a responsible employer, Faurecia is committed to promoting diversity. This position is open to all.

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