Commodity Desk

at  Faurecia

FORVIA

Forvia supports inclusive recruitment by promoting equal opportunities to all people. 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 are willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be!
The role of commodity desk is to assist the different IDP Commodity buyers with people specialized in segment of activity supporting them on negotiation preparation and strategy analysis for further deployment by PSP Clerk in the system. He/She is also supporting requesters to better understand the strategy deployed, responsible of the contract during the serial life and communicate with the suppliers to unblock some points.
The right candidate will need to become familiar with all aspects of purchasing at Faurecia and develop a good working knowledge of Faurecia core procedures (FCPs), tools and IDP processes.

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

The ideal candidate will have/be:
Minimum education level: Bachelor’s degree in Business or Purchasing
French and English - mandatory

EXPERIENCE / TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

Minimum 2 years’ experience in Purchasing related environment
Strong Analytical skills - Power BI, Power Query and Data Analytics is mandatory
Agility using office tools mainly Excel and Powerpoint Good Organizational Skill

• Support IDP commodity:
• Supporting general purchasing commercial activities
• Support buyers in their dealings with business group (BG) key stakeholders (Operations, Finance, Group…)
• Support commodities on advanced analysis to efficiently deploy their strategies (buying channel)
• Support on preparation of future negotiation
• Proactively propose new opportunities for savings and negotiation
• Contract management: Manage serial contracts (payment terms, invoicing and renewal of existing contracts)
• Support buyers for strategic RFQ Deployment of strategic RFQ and follow up of contracts deployment
• Operational Support: Support requesters to deploy their contracts with alignment to commodity strategyContact suppliers to discuss/resolve operational topics (invoice conflicts, payment terms clarifications, credit note collection etc.…)