Assistant Purchasing Controller

Faurecia•Auburn Hills, MI

70d•Remote

About The Position

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader, is seeking an Assistant Purchasing Controller. This role involves administering direct purchasing savings, performing analysis, ensuring consistent tracking, validating results, and reporting accurately within the finance calendar. The position acts as a business partner to the purchasing team to support division goal achievements, participates in trend, forecast, and budget setting, and provides support for IP & VAVE activities. Additionally, the role assists in year-end standards roll, liaises with Accounts Payable to book performance and monitor AP aging, and ensures the accuracy of purchase prices and variances to year standard. Occasional support to division tariffs and cash controlling is also expected.

Requirements

Ideally 2 years experience in a controlling position
Strong rigor and discipline, ability to control and challenge results
Demonstrated strong communication skills and autonomy
Ability to challenge status quo and implement effective changes to improve controlling performance
Strong teamwork sense
Good accounting knowledge
Excellent analytical sense
Knowledge of SAP and Excel
Fluent in English

Nice To Haves

Spanish is a plus

Responsibilities

Administrate the direct purchasing savings, recurring and non-recurring.
Perform analysis, ensure consistent and clear tracking, validate results, and report accurately within finance calendar.
Act as a business partner of the purchasing team to support division goal achievements.
Participate in trend, forecast and budget setting process.
Provide support to track and support IP & VAVE activities.
Assist in year-end standards roll.
Liaise with Account Payables team to book performance in due time and monitor AP aging.
Ensure and monitor accuracy of purchase prices and variance to year standard.
Provide occasional support to division tariffs and cash controlling.