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Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA is a listed,
internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella
brand FORVIA. Within this de facto group, HELLA stands for high-performance
lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company
covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop
business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its
Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more
than 125 locations worldwide and generated consolidated sales of € 6.3 billion
in the fiscal year 2021/2022.

YOUR TASKS

Forvia Hella
is seeking its next great Program Buyer to join our team. The primary function
of this role is to take ownership of purchasing activities for all assigned programs.
This individual will be joining a well established and growing team that is
helping to move our electronic controls group forward.  

About Us

FORVIA - HELLA
is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the
umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for
high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same
time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare
parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose
vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000
employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4
billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.

Daily
Responsibilities

• Negotiate supplier frame
  contracts, define sourcing concept and realize sourcing activities incl.
  but not limited to sending RfQs, negotiating and nominating suppliers for
  tools and components within the material group (new projects, lifetime
  extensions, change management, etc.)
• Analyze the suppliers in
  order to identify opportunities for improvement and derive corresponding
  qualification measures, involving internal organizational units, in order
  to optimize the process chain between the supplier and Forvia Hella.
• Own
  and analyze all company projections and supplier bandwidth to achieve
  production goals
• Process
  company PO’s and successfully negotiate contract terms.
• Achieve
  all required assigned project milestones
• Forge
  meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s
  degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related field
• 2+
  years of relevant experience conducting purchasing activities  
• General
  computer and software skills (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• SAP and
  Ariba Purchasing module experience is preferred but not required
• Open to
  traveling up to 5-10 supplier per year.
• Excellent
  communication skills.

Why Forvia
Hella?

• Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
• Industry leading health benefits program
• Lucrative PTO policy
• Competitive 401K matching
• Extensive career and training opportunities
• Annual Bonuses
• Onsite Wellness Center / Workout Facilities
• On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
• Team and company wide events
• And much more!

Please feel
free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia
Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all our
employees.

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

Please send us your application through our careers portal, citing reference number req18026. 

Eric Spence
  

Phone: 734-546-2512