Faurecia
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!
Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following links: https://www.civiweb.com/FR/le-volontariat-international.aspx and http://careers.faurecia.com/job-offers
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?
The Central Material Planner is accountable to ensure the daily execution of the procurement process related to serial materials supply in own portfolio to meet the production schedule, minimum stock levels of the customer plants, according to Service Levels Agreements and agreed Operational Cost (transaction cost).
What will be your main missions?
Deliverables, Performance Indicators
- Supplier performance: MPM, backlogs
- Alerts follow up: # or alerts raised, resolution effectiveness, time to solve…
- Cost effectiveness: number of lines processed/month, Truck filling rate for routes of the scope, cost recharge effectiveness ( to suppliers or to plants according to SLA)
- Inventory/Cash Management: JNI reduction process: Parameter challenge ( MOQ, packaging, frequency, Lead Time improvements), and Supplier arbitration reduction.
Specific activities
Execution
- On behalf of the plants, build-up a leveled procurement program per part/supplier, according to MRP calculation, taking into both plant needs (PIC/PDP) and suppliers’ capacity;
- Collaborate with the Transport Team to synchronize and optimize both transport and supply plans, and so contribute to transportation cost management, ensure the right account affectation for exceptional freights follow up;
- Lead the plant affectations of supplier deliveries when capacity constraints and ensure the proper communication/follow up;
- Follow-up the execution of the plans, raise and manage alerts when needed; Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule;
- Measure the supplier’s delivery performance (MPM), collaborate with Purchasing and the Plants to define corrective actions and improvement plans;
- Ensure the eventual supplier/plant claims and cost recharge inputs to PC&L managers and Controllers ( Plants, Platform), follow the complete process with Purchasing to provide visibility & Forecast;
- Collaborate with the plants, purchasing and transportation team to continuously reduce inventories through regular reviews of the inventory segmentation (JNI) parameters in FCS;
- Coordinate empty packaging flows in collaboration with the plants and transport team.
Process standardization and development
- Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels; Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels (JNI);
- Ensure the check of suppliers capacities (fixed and forecast horizon) with plants and Purchasing, highlight if any deviation and propose potentials alternatives;
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate Standard Processes for material supply from supplier to point of fit : EDI usage, Lisa, Lisa NG and ASN usage according to ICB rules and FES X.0 requirements
- Ensure Master data accuracy related to procurement process, assess volume requirements against planning assumptions;
- Minimize obsolete stock and ensure business is hold with minimum liability, according to validity dates managed by plant team;
- Ensure the update of any supplier management documentation (SLA, Part Logistic data sheet, any specific agreements regarding packaging and safety stock requirement);
- Contribution to roadmap for productivity portfolio and supplier’s management
Relationship Management
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required, avoiding disruption to production;
- Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules and forecasts to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands; issue formal quarterly review for critical suppliers;
- Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time; visits planning can be set up for selected suppliers;
- Develop and implement processes and work with suppliers on continuous improvement initiatives.
Management & Training
- Meet the code of conduct of the Company and promote it within the team. Behave as a ¨role model¨, according to the “Being Faurecia” spirit;
- Assertive, optimistic and resilient;
- Is self-aware and has a collaborative approach to working with others;
- Share all relevant information to his manager and team; Provide reporting to his manager;
- Self-motivated and able to work under pressure.
What you need to join us?
- Master’s degree/Engineering diploma in supply chain.
- Previous supply chain experience is advantageous.
- English language is mandatory as you will be speaking with people from all over the world
- ERP (preferably SAP)
- Excel
Who are we looking for?
- International mindset;
- A proactive approach to work and optimist energy;
- Good interpersonal skills
- Results orientation
- Entrepreneurship mindset
- Leadership skills;
- Strong problem solving skills
What will this role offer you?
- You will work within an international supply chain 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 supplier professional, polyvalence will be part of your daily work;
- A powerful VIE community spirit within Forvians.