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Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Job is based in Brières or Nanterre. If Brieres, regular regular working days in Nanterre HQ (FR): 4 days monthly

The company allow until a maximum of 8 days per month of home office, to be defined and validated by the Manager.
Occasional business trips for projects workshops:
• Europe (mainly Portugal and Germany): 2-3 days once a month maximum
• North America (Mexico / US) or China: 2 weeks periods once a year maximum

Overall responsibilities and duties:
The Indirect purchasing Data Manager role contain 2 main roles :

o Indirect Purchasing Data Management
o Indirect Purchasing Dashboards Manager

Reporting:
The position is reporting to the Group Indirect Purchasing Excellence Director. The position is dotted line to the Group Purchasing Data Manager to ensure consistence and compliance with Purchasing standards to handle data.

The main missions and responsibilities of the role are:

1. As Data Manager :

o Expert on Indirect Purchasing Data.
o Own and manage the data quality
o Interface with Data Office to build the Purchasing Ontology. The Data Manager is representative of Indirect Purchasing into different project groups working on ontology and Forvia Data platform deployment (Palantir/SAP Data Warehouse)
o Accountable for the Data compliance on Indirect Purchasing scope (IAm, MDM, Ariba workflows, SAP FCS)
o Work closely with Global Shared services to maintain and enhance IDP Supplier Master Data including Supplier hierarchy
o Validate taxonomy evolutions and coordinate implementation in systems
o Under this responsibility the Data Manager is interacting with the Indirect Purchasing Process and system Manager to ensure that access and systems roles are consistent with Data governance.
o Interface other functions (GIT, Sustainability, Quality, GBS...) as indirect representative in different transversal projects
o Interface Hella Data management team to support operating model convergence
o Propose most adapted tools to collect, consolidate and visualize Data (Power App, Form...) to support IDP projects.

2. As Dashboards Manager
o Build and maintain different data visualization dashboards to support Indirect Purchasing team and controlling:
• IDP Performance Dashboard : Used to report IDP financial (Savings & Cash) and non financial KPI (CSR and purchasing processes) to TOP management
• Operational Purchasing Dashboards : used by IDP team to allow data analytics at transactional level.
o Accountable for Data consistency with controlling.
o Lead Dashboard monthly update process in respect of reporting calendar.
o Build and maintain visualization dashboards to support specific projects like M&A or new initiatives to support the strategic plan (Value management, CO2...)
o Change Management: Provide regular training to secure end users adoption
o Be part of the reflection on continuous improvement of the Indirect purchasing data landscape

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications and Competencies

1. The ideal candidate will have/be:
o Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in data Engineering or Finance
o Minimum 5 years experience in an international industrial and highly digital company or consulting with high reputation in data management
o 3-5 years experience in Data Management supporting business teams transversally.
o 2-3 years Experience in Indirect Purchasing environment is a plus
o Fluent English is mandatory, 2nd language: French or German are a plus

2. Hard skills :
o Expert level in Data analyst skills
o High understanding of commodity management including taxonomy.
o Familiar with data model analysis and design (Strong understanding of data structuration including concept of hierarchy)
o Strong expertise on Power Automate/Power Apps/Power BI/Power Platform and Excel PowerQuery
o Experience with SAP BI
o Knowledge of Ariba or similar solution for procurement management would be a plus

3. Soft Skills :
o Leadership competencies including communication, decision making, change management and strategic vision capacities
o Ability to work in a complex and fast changing global organizational environment
o Intercultural understanding and adaptation
o Problem solving oriented, structured 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.