Purchasing and Sales Controller

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Faurecia Forvia Clean Mobility is hiring a Squeeze (M/F) to join the team as Sales and Purchasing Controller in Nanterre. You will own the division’s reporting, budgeting, month-end close, rolling forecasts and Strategic Plan for Sales and Purchasing, ensuring data reliability across regions, consolidating inputs, and driving variance analysis, price evolution and pass-through to customers. You’ll maintain profitability dashboards by Customer and Program, support the ICB process, and partner with CBU leaders on pricing and risk management. The ideal candidate has a Master’s in Finance (or equivalent), at least 5 years of international experience, strong IT skills, and proven leadership. Apply with a CV that highlights budgeting, data consolidation, variance control, and cross-regional collaboration, plus a concise cover letter.

Business Controller (H/F)

Forvia: Technology leader in the automotive industry

FORVIA comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA. With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.

Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 14,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMS worldwide.

FORVIA aims at being a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.

Our Clean Mobility business is looking for a Squeeze (M/F) to join our team!

You will work on challenges that matter

Purpose of the job:

The role of a Squeeze / Business Controller is to analyze the Sales and Purchasing activities of the Business Group Clean Mobility, he has to guarantee their reliability, consistency and transparency.

The controller is in charge of the reporting, including budgeting, month-end closing, rolling forecasts and Strategic Plan.

Main Responsibilities and results:

Squeeze (Sales and Purchasing Controlling)

• Ensure that the Sales & Purchasing variances are consistent with the Forvia policies, and are correctly and regularly updated in the systems by the Sales & Purchasing teams.
• Ensure the reliability of the Sales and Purchasing reporting.
• Manage the data consolidation at Division level and discuss with Squeeze controllers from all regions for the consistency of the data input.
• Identify and analyse the variances between the budgeted, forecasted and actual results.
• Implement action plans and track them to close variances between the budgeted, forecasted and actual results.
• Ensure that Raw material impacts are well identified and track the pass through to the customers.
• Partner with CBU leaders on price-economical evolution
• Analyze the price inconsistency and reduce the risk of overdue accounts
• Manage profitability dashboard by Customer & Program
• Support and ensure compliance with ICB process
• Support Regional Squeeze Controller on other projects and activities as assigned

What if it was you?

The ideal candidate will have/be:

Master’s degree with a Finance degree or equivalent experience

At least 5 years of professional experience

Strong curiosity for new knowledge

Computer literate and good knowledge of IT systems

Team management capacity and a strong sense of teamwork

Open minded /Business minded

Results orientation with strong written and oral communications skills

Worked in an international environment

Worked for an international company