Faurecia
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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
The Supplier Quality and Development Engineer (SQ&D) is responsible for ensuring the quality and development of potential and new suppliers, as well as existing suppliers that require improvements to their management system and performance results. The SQ&D Engineer also supports the Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA) as the first level in the escalation process.
Support supplier panel management: participate in supplier selection and evaluation; support supplier panel strategy; support APQP (development and mass production); support process and tooling development, including gauges; audit suppliers according to Faurecia and customer requirements; communicate Faurecia and customer requirements to suppliers. Manage critical supplier issues: consolidate, at division level, a quality plan with the SQA to improve supplier performance; support Safety/Regulation and PF4 topics; ensure resolution of quality issues with suppliers in serial production; ensure implementation and progress of action plans; participate in supplier audits through the escalation process; validate supplier action plans through the escalation process; train purchasing and supplier quality teams in Group methodologies. Supplier development: deploy continuous improvement plans to key suppliers including quality principles; support APQP for new/modified parts and tooling transfer activities during development and serial production when requested; ensure supplier compliance with mandatory rules; ensure Safety/Regulation certification in production; ensure innovative quality plans and follow-up with the most disruptive suppliers regarding quality and deliveries; promote improvements to supplier management systems; periodically visit suppliers for benchmarking activities. Support purchasing processes: deploy purchasing policies at plant and commodity level; ensure implementation of progress plans; comply with applicable IATF 16949 requirements and responsibilities; ensure implementation of AIAG Core Tools requirements at suppliers; ensure implementation of the 8D problem-solving methodology at suppliers; mentor Supplier Quality Assurance Engineers (SQA) through leadership techniques such as recognition, feedback, coaching, and training.
## Your profile and competencies to succeed
## 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, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.
With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.
In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.
FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. www.forvia.com
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