Commodity Buyer Apprentice H/F FORVIA

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Purchasing Strategy & Supplier Panel Management

• Contribute to the development and deployment of the Group Indirect Purchasing strategy
• Spend analysis and strategy deployment monitoring
• Development and optimization of the supplier panel
• Identification of at-risk suppliers
• Define and deploy communication plans

Market Knowledge

• Conduct market studies
• Identify market trends and innovations

Sourcing & Project Management

• Contribution to and/or management of national and/or global projects
• Support RFQ/tender launches and follow-up

Negotiation

• Contribution to and/or management of commercial negotiations
• Tracking, calculation and validation of purchasing performance (savings)

Contracts

• Manage the deployment of Group contracts across regions
• Monitor contract implementation and conduct compliance audits

Reporting

• Overall project tracking and savings reporting
• Escalate key information to the right management level (plants, business groups, organization)
• Ensure proper information flow and alignment across the cross-functional team

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to and/or lead improvement and productivity plans (processes, standardization...)

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Education & Experience

• Master's student, ideally but not mandatory a specialization in Purchasing
• Experience in a multinational company or in the automotive industry is a plus

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical mindset and pragmatic approach
• Excellent communication skills and international mindset
• Ability to manage priorities, work autonomously, with rigor and reliability
• Strong team player
• Fluent in French and English (written and spoken)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot

Additional Assets (optional)

• Knowledge of indirect purchasing
• Good understanding of financial management
• German and/or Spanish language skills are a plus

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.