Commodity Leader, Steel & Welding Wire

Commodity Leader, Steel & Welding Wire – Faurecia

Join the opportunity to work as a Commodity Leader, Steel & Welding Wire at Faurecia.

Forvia
, a sustainable mobility technology leader, pioneers technology for mobility experiences that matter to people.

• Structure the panel.
• Participate in the definition and implementation of purchasing panel policy for assigned commodities.
• Manage supplier selection of his/her segment/s of the commodity and deploy it within the region.
• Manage relationship/negotiation with his/her suppliers supported by the Division/Region Commodity Manager.
• Ensure that the strategic panel is implemented in the Development phase (Supplier Nomination Committees).
• Ensure overall supplier performance.
• Manage and drive productivity action plans.
• Fix the rules of productivity sharing between the suppliers and Faurecia.
• Manage and drive supplier quality and delivery performance.
• Manage insolvencies of suppliers and steer corrective action plan.

• Minimum Education Level: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Business.
• Nice to have:
  Professional Purchasing Qualification.
• Minimum 3 years experience in purchasing in an industrial environment (serial life or program).
• Experience of successfully managing and negotiating contracts.
• Nice to have:
  Automotive experience would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of supply portfolio, market research and analysis.
• Understanding of sourcing strategies and applications (make or buy analysis).
• Good understanding of business practices, market dynamics and trends.
• Knowledge of contractual and legal aspects.
• Fluent in English.
• International minded.
• Results oriented.
• Negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Nice to have:
  Knowledge of assigned commodity (products, technologies, cost models).

• Engaging and dynamic environment contributing to sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• Opportunities within the seventh‑largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in over 40 countries.
• Culture of learning with an average of more than 22 hours of training per year through FORVIA University.
• Multicultural environment that values diversity and fosters inclusion.
• Commitment to achieving CO₂ Net Zero under the SBTi Net‑Zero Standard.

Why join us? Forvia is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility, offering opportunities to influence industry‑wide change.