Year-Round Productivity Purchasing Intern - Auburn Hills, MI

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, FORVIA 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, FORVIA is the place to be.

Our Seating Division is looking for a year-round Purchasing Intern for its location in Auburn Hills, MI.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The role of the Purchasing Intern is to aid the Purchasing Manager and support the department. The intern will benefit from this internship by gaining exposure to Faurecia related technologies and manufacturing methods via field trips to plants and occasional supplier field trips.

The main missions of the role are:

• Responsible to drive purchasing budget achievement, forecast updating and reporting monthly savings
• Responsible to build and keep updated the Business Cases related to Productivity Actions
• Participate actively on the development, maintenance and training of Digital Tools
• Identify and drive departmental process improvement initiatives
• Participate or lead monthly Purchasing performance review with internal stakeholders
• Monitor strategic supplier QCD (Quality / Cost / Delivery) performance. Facilitate and lead performance improvement action plans, meantime acting as Purchasing 1st Responder in case of Supplier related issues
• Interface between department and Operations or Commercial Business Unit
• Support for preparation and deployment of Commodity Strategies & Cost Models for various commodities. Contribute to the identification and implementation of productivity actions (product / process) for cost reduction, in close coordination with Commodity teams
• Monitor productivity performance for supplier perimeter through cross-functional teamwork in the plants under his/her responsibility (i.e. TVO Weekly Meetings). Present to the plants management board the productivity plan
• Challenge Commodity Buyers to achieve the Purchasing Budget for his/her plants
• Manage Supplier Charge Back (QSS), to be the Purchasing Team 1st responder in case of Escalation
• Be involved in the kick-off in program phase to prepare the start of Production. Lead transfers meetings with Program Buyers at the take-over
• Execution of the appropriate risk mitigation plan
• Provide inputs to the Commodity on supplier risks management
• Lead negotiation for Engineering Change Requests within his/her perimeter, and product productivity, in close relationship with commodities
• Trouble Shooting & Support the plant in terms of Supplier’s Quality/Delivery/costing & price issues
• Purchasing ICB (Internal Control Basics) compliance management at plant level
• Value Creation analysis (Logistic / Operations / Quality)
• Execution of resourcing of bad performer suppliers
• TVO/External VA/VE & Internal Plant productivity Management (follow up in the implementation & savings)
• Manage the prices discrepancies and monitor payment issues

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Working towards a Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing or Finance
• Fluent in English / Desired Spanish intermediate
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), including complex data manipulation in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, advanced formulas) and creating meaningful and straight forward presentations
• Data analysis and concatenation, analytical skills and learning agility are must-have characteristics
• Team Player, willingness to excel and resilience (“never stop at the 1st barrier”) are must-have soft skills
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Self-Sufficient
• Self-Starter
• Must be able to work a minimum of 30 to 40 hours per week, all year round. (40 hours preferred)

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.