Warehouse Manager

Faurecia Services Groupe; San Luis Potosí; On-site; MXN 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia in Mexico is seeking a Warehouse Manager to oversee inventory from receipt to shipping, ensuring accuracy and lean operations. You will lead a logistics team, implement FIFO, and drive continuous improvement through QRCI and 5S.

Responsibilities include staffing, planning, performance reviews and defining KPIs to optimize material flow and customer delivery performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a logistics team and implementing lean principles in daily routines.
• Proven ability to manage inventory levels to support production while maximizing inventory turns.
• Ability to align activities of both salaried and hourly employees to meet business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction to personnel engaged in inventory management (receiving, material handling and shipping).
• Ensure accurate receiving of components from suppliers and timely reception of goods.
• Store raw components in designated areas using visual management to communicate shortages.
• Implement FIFO to minimize obsolescence due to product changes.
• Develop and execute delivery schedules aligned with customer requirements.
• Prepare standard work instructions detailing material management and logistics processes.
• Oversee all activities related to material management from receipt to delivery of a unit.
• Interview, hire, train, and manage staff; plan, assign and direct work; evaluate performance.

Skills

Logistics leadership

Lean principles

Inventory optimization

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for piece flow from receipt of raw materials until shipping of finished goods guaranteeing a high level of inventory accuracy.

The main missions of the role are:

• Provide direction to personnel engaged in inventory management (receiving, material handling and shipping)
• Ensuring the accurate receiving of components from suppliers utilizing principles outlined in Faurecia’s 7 Inventory Basics including timely reception of goods
• Properly storing raw components in their designated area utilizing visual management tools to proactively communicate potential part shortages to material planning team
• Participate in Engineering Change Meetings and implement First in First Out (FIFO) in warehouse to minimize impact of obsolescence material do to product changes
• Develop and execute manufacturing and finished goods delivery schedules in accordance with customer requirements
• Prepares standard work instructions/procedures detailing the material management and logistics process.
• Oversees all activities related to material management of a product, from component receipt through delivery of a completed unit.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible for the mobilization and development of employees to optimize their performance and growth.
• Define measurable indicators to track performance and drive improvement.
• Identifies and leads continual improvement events.
• Provide timely communication with the Plant Management Team on issues impacting performance.
• Implement and sustain lean manufacturing principals in Production Control and Logistics activities.
• Develop Employee Empowerment Fundamentals on shop floor, encouraging bottom up communication and operator driven improvement activities.
• Participate in activities utilizing Quick Response and Continuous Improvement (QRCI) tool to reduce and eliminate Missed deliveries per Million (MPM).
• Maintain expected level of 5’s in all areas

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Experience:

• Experience leading a logistics team and proven ability to implement lean manufacturing principals into daily routine to drive continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to manage inventory levels providing appropriate levels of raw material to support production while maximizing inventory turns.
• Proven ability to align activities of both salaried and hourly employees to meet business financial objectivities.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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 betteranduse longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

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