Program Buyer

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia 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.

**Essential responsibilities and duties**:
The Program Buyer is responsible for managing interface between program and suppliers, anticipating the specific requirements for new programs (supplier technologies, geographical location and target costs), and ensuring the commodity panel strategy is appropriate to support the program. The role selects and pilots suppliers from the agreed supplier panel in order to achieve Program objectives. The Program Buyer belongs to the program core team. Medium complexity programs (# of parts, spend, geographic scope, etc).

The main missions of the role are:
- Ensure supplier selection from the agreed supplier panel: identify and consult suppliers, manages supplier RFQ based on panel given by the Commodity Buyers. Negotiate or participate with the Commodity Buyer in supplier negotiations and the final choice of supplier (leads sourcing committee process to select suppliers from list provided by commodity buyers)
- Follow direct performance during the program phase: manage suppliers, compare costs with objectives, ensure quality during the program phase, respect delivery deadlines and in particular ensure that the program phase reviews are supported within the framework of the Faurecia Program Management System (PMS)
- Ensure early involvement of the Series Buyers in the program before the series phase
- Manage specific mandated suppliers when requested and agreed with customers
- Negotiate Engineering Change Requests

**Qualifications**

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Business.
- Nice to have: Professional Purchasing Qualification_

Experience:
- Minimum 3 years experience in an industrial environment
- Nice to have: _
- _First experience in purchasing or in program management_
- _Experience including an international assignment would be an advantage_

Skills and competencies:
- Knowledge of dedicated product design, development and launch processes
- Knowledge of supplier cost structures
- Fluent English
- French is a plus
- Good written and oral presentation skills
- Good planning and organization skills
- International mindset
- Ability to work in a matrix organization
- Nice to have:_
- _Knowledge of APQP and program management in automotive_
- _Another language depending on the region_
- _Strong analytical capabilities_
- _Results oriented_

Faurecia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.