Program Buyer

Job Description

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia (Forvia's group) anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be.

If you’re ambitious, driven and team-spirited, this is your opportunity to build a career as a Program Buyer  in San Juan del Rio, Querétaro.

As a Program Buyer, you will be responsible for  managing interface between program and suppliers for a program or programs with high complexity, including multiple Faurecia plant locations; various start of production dates, across a full spectrum of new products, and requiring leadership of a team of Program Buyers across multiple divisions/regions.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Anticipate the specific requirements for new programs (supplier technologies, geographical location and target costs), ensure the commodity panel strategy is appropriate to support the program, select and pilot suppliers from the agreed supplier panel in order to achieve Program objectives.

- Belong to the core program team.

- Manage RFQ process with suppliers shortlisted by commodity according panel strategy

- Define the sourcing tactic in coordination with the Commodity buyer (RFQ, e-Auction...)

- Negotiate with suppliers (coordinated with Commodity for sensitive / strategic contracts)

- Lead the global steering and sourcing committee meetings for the program, ensure supplier selection from list provided by Commodity - - Buyers and that the purchasing assumptions are optimized on a global basis, considering local and global sourcing options and selecting the option aligned with the cost models and performance

 - Manage suppliers in program phase

- Representative of Purchasing in the Core team of the program. (Representing T&E, commodities and ASQ)

- Accountable for PMS deliverables

- Manage specific mandated suppliers when requested and agreed with customers

- Leverage PSP support for administrative project-related tasks, and ensure quality of inputs to PSP

- Track performance during the program phase for BOP and T&E until GATE 4: Cost, Cash, Quality, Delivery

- Ensure industrialization follow-up incl. Material cost and Material Tool ordering

- Negotiate and follow-up on Engineering Change Requests until GATE 4

- Accountable for validated parts transfer to plants

- Ensure efficient handover to Operations, Quality and Purchasing Productivity managers at GATE 4

- Accountable for budget (D&D cost, main KPI) realization for their Programs

- Support and participate in the creation of methods to ensure the performance of the site’s management systems.

Key requirements:

-Bachelor degree in Engineering or Business.

-Minimum 5 to 8 years’ experience including a program buyer or program manager experience in an industrial environment

- Experience working in an international environment

- Skills and competencies

- Understanding of product design, development and production launch processes

- Knowledge of supplier cost structures

- Understanding of purchasing commodity strategy

- Good planning, organization and project management skills

- International mindset

- Global leadership of a functional team

- Ability to work in a matrix organization

- Awareness of productivity / lean management methodology

- Good communication and interpersonal skills

- Sense of urgency

- Work under pressure

-Results oriented

-Fluent English is a must

- Strong written and oral presentation skills

- Knowledge of APQP and program management in automotive

- Strong analytical capabilities

Technical competencies: 7 Safty Fundamentals, IATF, ISO , ISO .

Leadership competencies: Organization & Negotiation, commitment.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Faurecia is so much more than a top-7 global automotive and technology leader. We inspire safer, more comfortable, more personalized, and more sustainable mobility. We create advanced solutions to accelerate the transition towards CO2 neutrality.

We believe people matter. We work on challenges that matter. If you join us, you’ll take a journey that matters.