Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career in supply chain management? Do you want to join a global leader in automotive technology that values your planning and analytical skills? If so, you might be the Plant Material Planner we are looking for at Forvia.
As a Plant Material Planner, you will be responsible for ensuring the alignment of production line delivery with minimum stock targets and logistics costs. You will be responsible for building and following up the procurement program, managing the supplier delivery performance and the logistics partners service, achieving the transportation program and the transportation scheme, directing the packaging management, ensuring the compliance of the logistics conventions, and verifying the sales and production plan capacity requirements.

• Update supplier's delivery schedule based on SAP operation results, and be responsible for weekly rolling forecast and order release to suppliers, and responsible for tracking arrival;
• Adjust the demand plan according to the updated plan of the customer;
• Check with suppliers to ensure correct accounts;
• Maintain and update the main parameters of product structure and materials in the system to ensure their consistency and accuracy;
• On-site material shortage and overflow alarm management;
• Control additional costs for purchases;
• Track ECR/ECO implementation, provide correct material switching dates and ensure there is no slack;
• Lead the updating of logistics agreements and packaging agreements with suppliers;
• Reduce inventory levels and achieve inventory budget by analyzing inventory structure and optimizing delivery methods;
• Monitor and improve FCS Usage/Misusage KPI;
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and improve;
• Maintain good relationship with suppliers and obtain supplier information in time;
• Ensure complete and timely communication with N+1, department managers and internal customers, and participate in the improvement of department performance with relevant colleagues.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate should have:

Minimum education level:

Education: Bachelor degree or above, major in logistics management or supply chain is preferred;

Professional Experience:

More than 2 years of logistics related experience, master the process of import and export business, understand the arrangement of production plan;

Skills and LCM:

Proficient in SAP system and understand SAP/MRP logicHave inventory analysis ability;Have supplier management and performance evaluation ability, with good communication and negotiation skillsCan work in a planned manner and complete work as planned;Ability to managing complexity;Ability to drive results;Ability to be customer focus;CET-4 or above/fluent English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills;Proficient in various OFFICE software;

Values:

Have Strong teamwork ability;Can embrace agility;Can drive with vision.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.