Prototype Program Manufacturing Leader

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Prototype Program Manufacturing Leader is responsible for ensuring that prototype orders are submitted, processed and completed according to customer requirements and expectations and in accordance with Faurecia prototype processes and procedures.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage prototype interface with PDL’s and customer.
• Assist in bringing together all necessary information required to execute an order within prototype system.
• Ensure that prototype design reviews are scheduled and executed where required and provide oversight to ensure that orders are submitted within required lead time.
• Work directly with scheduling to identify/resolve any issues that may impact shipping product to meet customer MRD.
• Review feasibility of the design, considering available prototype and serial production processes.
• Collaborate with the tooling engineer to proper make-or-buy decisions for prototype components.
• Anticipate customer needs and requirements and ensure that they are reflected in the production schedule and prototype forecast.
• Manage project schedules/timelines to ensure that customer requirements are met.
• Develop and standardize processes and procedures for the transfer of information from customer to Prototype to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide feedback to customer/program team on: production feasibility, lead time constraints, commonized components, material, etc.
• Track orders through the prototype process and advise management on issues that will affect delivery dates.
• Implement and maintain FES within Prototype Team.
• Maintain KPI’s for delivery performance and order submission lead time.
• Maintain strong familiarity with specific customers and their requirements.
• Complete all assignments following prescribed schedules.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Bachelors degree in engineering or Associates Degree in Engineering and equivalent experience.
• Experience in design & development within an industrial environment, ideally in the automotive industry
• Knowledge and experience in the project management process
• Good knowledge of program standards, tools and methods
• Familiar with primary manufacturing methods
• Strong product knowledge in exhaust assembly
• Team player with strong communication skills
• English required

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.