Your mission, roles and responsibilities

We are looking for a COMMODITY BUYER APPRENTICE to join our team!
 
Our Interiors Business Group is looking for a COMMODITY BUYER APPRENTICE for its R&D center based in Méru (50 min from Paris Gare du Nord).
 
 
The mission will last 12 months, ideally from 01/10/2025
 
 
You will be working on challenges that matter

Your missions:
 
•    Provide inputs for Commodity strategy definition to Commodity Managers
•    Consolidation of past sourced programs with right mapping of each assigned commodity.
•    Establish a cost reference based on sourced prices for each technology per commodity.
•    Monthly KPI review and update within assigned commodity perimeter.
•    Monthly supplier sourcing database verification to update the scorecard.
•    CO2e tracking & helping suppliers to reduce CO2 emission
•    Closely working on CO2 topics to identify action plan & build reduction roadmap
•    Identify innovation capabilities of suppliers and product / techno innovation within the assigned commodities
•    Provide supplier list eligible for sourcing to program T&E buyer according commodity strategy for sustainable QCD performance
•    Manage supplier selection of his/her segment/s of the commodity and deploys it within the regions
•    Manage relationship / negotiation with his/her suppliers supported by the BG Commodity Manager
•    Ensure that the strategic panel is implemented in the Development phase (Supplier Nomination Committees)

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

What if it were you?
 
•    Master’s degree/Engineering diploma or Master in Purchasing (ongoing process)
•    Good practice of software’s (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet
•    First experience in purchasing as trainee
•    Able to work in a matrix organization
•    Autonomous, rigorous, sense of initiatives and good relationship
•    Team spirit and teamwork mindset
•    Used to work on remote mode
 
 English : Fluent 
 

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.