Indirect Purchasing Graduate

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The IDP Purchasing Graduate is responsible for supporting the plants needs and services for all four plants through Guided Buying & Forvia Spend Management.

As a Indirect Purchasing Graduate, your main responsibilities are as follow:

• Assist in monitoring of ARIBA and ensuring ICB compliance
• Assist in ensuring KPI'S are met with primary focus on achieving best pricing and cost savings managed through PAP/GPS
• Responsible for managing SLP (MDM) by creating & extending vendors
• Support with MFC workshops across all 4 plants
• Month end reporting - PO after invoice
• Launching of RFQ'S
• NRFT
• Managing fixed assets (ZFCA po Type) (Fleet - Forklifts, cars, printers, real estate)
• Managing price variance & payment queries
• Analysing & Submitting contracts (SLA) via DocuSign
• Supporting with contract addendums and extensions

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Education: National Diploma or bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a Business-related qualification.
• Knowledge and experience:
  • Limited experience required
  • Knowledge of productivity / lean management methodology
  • Knowledge of purchasing, production, quality and logistics
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of indirect purchasing
  • Computer literacy
  • Ability to manage within a matrix organisation and global teams
• Languages: Ability to speak, write and read the English language
• Drivers licence advantageous

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.