Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

What is your role and surroundings? Our Faurecia FCM Business Group is looking for you as Advanced Supplier Quality (ASQ) VIE for our site in MLADA, CZ. What will be your main missions? The scope of the ASQ is to manage the APQP and achieve the PPAP Approval for the purchased parts during the Program Development until SOP+6 months. The mission will take 12 months. The responsibility of the ASQ is: APQP Management during Development phases:

• Deploy APQP related to the Development phase of Purchased Parts.

• Define the Risk and suppliers to be followed.

• Ensure that suppliers sourced respect Mandatory rules and Audit criteria.

• Get Feasibility Commitment sign off for sourcing and for change implementation.

• Define Supplier APQP plan with objectives, risk assessment, critical suppliers, critical parts, key milestones, deliverables, R@R and PPAP planning, resources & supports needs.

• Update every month the supplier APQP Plan.

• Participate at Design Review Meeting and ECR Meeting.

• Facilitate exchanges between functions and suppliers for design freeze convergence.

• Escalate Alerts to Program and Management. Support suppliers for8D completion.

• Train the suppliers and make sure that the defined standards are properly applied (APQP elements),

• Follow the APQP progress with status report.

• Use of Lessons learned from prior programs, as input to SNC Run @ Rate & Process Audit PPAP construction Transition to series

Your profile and competencies to succeed

• What you need to join us?

  Ø Master’s degree in engineering. Ideally Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, etc.

  Ø Demonstrate strong communication skills and autonomy

  Ø Fluent in English

  Ø Flexibility to travel for short-term assignments (domestic / International)

• Who are we looking for? The ideal candidate will have/be:

  Ø Strong willingness to learn on the fly and multicultural awareness.

  Ø Supplier Development Experience

  Ø Knowledge and/or certified in ISO9001, ISO/TS 16949, VDA 6.3

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.