Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Our Group Information & Technologies (GIT) department is looking for a Program and Costing IT Functional Lead (M/F).

The role is primarily located in Bavans (25), France, though we are open to assigning it to another company site.

His/ Her main missions and results:

• Provide guidance on enhancements or new solutions following GIT standards
• Support process design to fit with Customer requirement and Business objectives
• Ability to think strategically, to adapt to changes
• Communicate progress and issues to the N+1
• Ensure continuous improvement, for example:

• Analyze statistics in real time and ensure regular hierarchical reporting via KPI,
• Recognize and anticipate problems and advise management accordingly,
• Maintain data continuity on existing application landscape,
• Help the functions to take actions in order to promote best practices and improve the data quality

Deliverables

• Support design and build on projects (supervise functional and technical specifications)
• Organize adhoc meetings and steercos with business stakeholders
• Ensure maintenance of application documentation
• Coordinate topics with transversal teams

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Minimum 4 years experience in project management
• Ideally experienced in a similar role, if possible, in an industrial company
• Ideally, a background on program management tools (Planisware in particular)
• Ideally, a background on costing and pricing tools is a plus (TM2, TCPCM)
• Strong interest for Data Analytics
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to manage team in a matrix environment
• Good level of English (mandatory) - minimum B2 - Ideally C1
• Solid decision-making skills with ability to act autonomously when appropriate
• Team player strongly focused on consistent delivery and quality with a customer-oriented mindset

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.