Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Apprenticeship duration 12 or 24 months, from September 2024.

What makes the position interesting?
The role of an Apprentice Innovation PPL is to meet the needs of the 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. The Apprentice Innovation PPL should achieve a strategic scouting for new components not yet managed inside the Group targeted supplier panel.

 

-  Support of Project team: RFI & RFQ for series and proto (Economic synthesis and negotiation for convergence to objectives « Quality Cost Delivery ».
- Supplier scouting for new process to achieve a reliable supplier panel: identify partner suppliers for critical components development, constitute a strategic panel according to the Group criteria and the need of the program, when the panel is not existing yet.
- Contractualization (NDA, contract of development, orders…)
- Negotiate and implement development agreement with suppliers when relevant.
- Direct performance follow-up during the NBF program phase: manage suppliers, compare costs with objectives, ensure quality during the program phase, respect delivery deadlines and especially ensure that the program phase reviews, or " gate " reviews are supported according to the defined deliverables in the Innovation Program Management System (iPMS).
- Facilitate the transfer of the Innovation/NBF to the Division regarding purchasing aspect.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

In study of Master’s degree 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
- English is mandatory
- Good in Excel and knowledge of VBA/Marco

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.