Your mission, roles and responsibilities

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: and

PLEASE NOTE : as part of your international development, you cannot perform a VIE in the country of your citizenship.

What will be your main missions? Our Faurecia Clean Mobility is looking for a VIE Purchasing to be based at its plant at Mlada, Czech Republic. The VIE Purchasing is responsible for improving the supplier performance in production (quality, cost, delivery) in line with purchasing strategy.

Contribute to the identification and implementation of productivity actions (product / process) for cost reduction, in close coordination.
Monitor productivity performance for supplier perimeter through cross-functional teamwork in the plants under his/her responsibility (i.e. productivity committees) and assist Purchasing Manager to present to the plants management board the productivity plan
For most critical topics, support the Supply Chain team to improve supplier deviation in Misdeliveries Per Million (MPM)
Be involved in the kickoff in program phase to prepare the start of Production.
Lead negotiation for Engineering Change Requests within his/her perimeter, and product productivity, in close relationship with commodities

The mission will last 12 months. It can be renewed for another 12 months.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

What you need to join us?

English language is mandatory as you will be speaking with people from all over the world.
Minimum 1 year purchasing experience. (Automotive preferred / capital preferred)

Who are we looking for?

Innovation mindset and able to make proposals
Able to drive multi-functional working teams
Customer oriented (internal & external)
Eager to learn
Open-minded, proactive and autonomous
Able to provide “fresh eyes” on current organization
Team player with an international mindset
Knowledge of products and technology
Supplier audit process and quality management

What we can do for you

You will work within an international 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;
A powerful VIE community spirit within Forvians.

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Faurecia Services Groupe