Junior Buyer Apprentice H/F - FORVIA

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Our activity is looking for an Junior Buyer Apprentice for its R&D Center based in Bavans (30 min from Belfort; 15 min from Monbéliard; near Switzerland). The Center R&D from Bavans, with close to 1000 collaborators, develop innovative solutions for sustainable and clean mobility. It is Forvia's global center of expertise on hydrogen storage systems.As a Junior Buyer Apprentice you will work closely with internal teams, segment buyers, and suppliers.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Your missions :

1. RFQ Process & Supplier Nomination:
- Supplier selection in coordination with segment buyers
- Launching requests for quotation (RFQs)
- Conducting technical and commercial negotiations with suppliers
- Leading the supplier nomination process

2. Program Development & Execution:
- Monitoring development schedules and ensuring supplier deliveries
- Ensuring suppliers meet quality targets
- Setting up program-specific contracts
- Ensuring ramp-up readiness before launch and transfer to mass production

3. Purchasing Performance Management:
- Processes and supplier strategy
- OTD (On-Time Delivery) performance
- Track economic performance
- Drive productivity during serial production
- Monitoring payment terms

You will contribute to improving program productivity and ensure the achievement of purchasing objectives.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

What if it were you?

- Currently in your final year of a Master's degree (Bac +5), preferably with a specialization in purchasing
- Fluent in English

Additionally, you are:
- Open-minded, proactive, and autonomous
- A strong communicator, attentive, with analytical and critical thinking skills
- Able to bring a fresh perspective to organizational practices
- Comfortable working in an international environment
- Able to work within a matrix organization
- Resilient, energetic, dynamic, and agile

So, are you ready to come on board?

As a responsible employer, Forvia is committed to promoting diversity. This position is open to everyone.

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.