Supply Project Manager

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

By adding intelligent functions, lighting & sensors etc and by extending the scope of what is possible in terms of design, OPmobility is making cars safer, smarter and more stylish. Body panels are now packed with technologies that improve the driver experience, safety and vehicle appearance. The result? An elegant car that will, in time, be made largely from bio-sourced or recycled materials.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!
With 40,300 team members located in 28 countries and a 2023 revenue of €11.4 billion, Opmobility is world leader in intelligent exterior systems, clean energy systems and front-end modules.
Through its offer in the exterior body panels market, Opmobility provides customized multi-material solutions with high added value that increasingly integrate functions and enhance safety to reduce vehicle weight and CO2 emissions.
Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.
As a responsible company, Opmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

Responsbilities:

Responsible for all purchasing activities related to the program (excluding CAPEX).
Responsible with the commodity buyer for sourcing activity.
Responsible for the purchasing budget (hours & money) allocated for the project.
In charge to manage closed purchase order for the project and to follow payment schedule.
Responsible for the non-event launch related to supplier.
  

Sourcing process:

In the respect of the purchasing policy, they establish the supplier short list for the project with the commodity buyers.
Gathers all key information for complex RFQ and identifies the market constraints, the targets, and the time schedule for each activity.
Negotiates according to the quality, cost and deadline project’s targets.
Addresses the sourcing recommendation to the Sourcing Board. They write the contracts and implement them.
 

Ordering and payment:

Manages purchase request and purchase order related to the project.
Follows payment schedule to suppliers.
 

Coordination & tracking:

Identifies the project’s risks and opportunities, to plan each activity, to coordinate them internally & externally and to track them up to final realization.
In case of critical topic related to supplier, they lead associate task force, and escalate to commodity team and management.
 

Supplier quality & non-event launch:

Participates to Supplier APQP project plan definition and follow-up (lead by the Supply Engineer).
Supports Supplier engineer on major road block related to Supplier APQP.
Attends launch readiness and track purchasing deep red points.
Implements Tier 2 readiness process with objective of non-event launch related to suppliers.
Organises project transfer to the commodity buyer.
 

Project Management:

Defines initial Statement of Work of purchasing perimeter including extended team, regarding project perimeter, development budget (hours, hourly rate, travel cost), split of activity between Supplier Project Manager and extended team.
Leads functionally the extended team activity for the project.
Responsible for following up on critical topics identified during milestones review.

Budget management:

Validates at the beginning of the project provisional budget (hours and cost) is in accordance to initial project perimeter and project objectives.
Proposes adjustments and modifications link to perimeter evolution during project life time
 

Continuous Improvements:

Participates to continuous improvements for job, organisations and methodology.
Participates to capitalisation and to productivity actions.
At the end of the project, participates to the closure of project and gives feedback regarding best practise and difficulties.
 

Requirements:

Bachelor of Engineering or Science or Business School with purchasing speciality
Knowledge of project management in automotive or plastic business
Purchasing knowledge
Technical negotiations
Project  management
Finance & cash management

We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

Except where prohibited by state law all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

As a responsible company, Plastic Omnium pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.