Vie - Program Purchasing Leader

**R**e**a**d**y to take on a new **c**h**a**l**l**e**n**g**e**?**

**Who is Forvia, the 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.**

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen**. Forvia is the place to be**

**What'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**

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?**

Our **Faurecia FCM** is looking for you as a Program Purchasing Leader you will work closely with program core team, commodity buyers, costing team and suppliers in Terni in Italy.

**What will be your main missions?**

**1.RFQ Process & suppliers nomination**:

- Select suppliers in alignment with commodity buyers
- Launch request for quotation
- Drive suppliers technical & commercial negotiation
- Lead suppliers nomination process

**2. Program development & execution**:

- Follow-up program development schedule and ensure on time suppliers deliveries
- Ensure QCD targets achievement by suppliers
- Implement program purchasing specific contracts
- Guarantee suppliers’ production ramp-up before program start of production and transfer to series

**3. Program purchasing performance management**:

- Process, suppliers strategy selection
- On time delivery performance (program gates)
- Economical performance

The mission will last **12 months**.

**What you need to join us?**
- ** Master’s degree**/Engineering diploma in **purchasing**:

- Previous purchasing experience is advantageous.
- ** English language is mandatory** as you will be speaking with people from all over the world.

**Who are we looking for?**
- ** International mindset**;
- A proactive approach to work and optimist energy;
- Good interpersonal skills.

**What will this role offer you?**
- You will _work_ within an **international** purchasing team full of energy;
- You will work on challenges that matter;
- You will find a strong emphasis on **talent development and abundant opportunities** for growth;
- You will have the **autonomy** to launch processes and to be accountable for them as a process owner;
- You will grow as an purchaser **professional, polyvalence** will be part of your daily work;
- A **powerful VIE community** spirit within Forvians.

**A**p**p**l**y and join **u**s