Commodity Leader

Faurecia South Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a Commodity Leader in Pretoria to drive the commodity strategy and align with global purchasing policies. You will work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to meet quality, cost, and supply objectives while ensuring compliance and risk management.

The role focuses on delivering strategic plans, monitoring metrics, and supporting senior purchasing leadership in strategy development. Strong negotiation and analytics skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Diploma/degree in business, purchasing or engineering.
• Experience: Purchasing/strategic sourcing or sales is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of commodity strategic plan and metrics.
• Ensure compliance with global policy and supplier performance SLAs.
• Support Commodity Director/Manager in strategy development for commodities.
• Implement commodity strategic purchasing processes (RFx, catalog management).
• Provide supplier/market insights and maintain alignment with purchasing policies.
• Drive risk management and ensure quality, cost, and supply objectives.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Purchasing analytics

Strategic thinking

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

Written and oral communication

English proficiency

Education

Diploma/degree in business, purchasing or engineering

Job description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Title: Commodity Leader

Reports To: Purchasing Manager Interiors

Location: Pretoria

Closing Date: 30th October 2026

Essential responsibilities and duties

The Commodity Leader is responsible for driving the implementation of the commodity strategy, ensuring alignment with global purchasing policies, and delivering performance objectives across quality, cost, and supply. The role requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve strategic goals and maintain compliance with established standards.

The main missions of the role are:

• Delivery of commodity strategic plan
• Commodity-specific metrics
• Performance versus business SLAs
• Business stakeholder satisfaction
• Supply performance
• Compliance and risk management
• Organizational impact and personal development
• Support the Commodity Director / Manager in development of strategy for his/her commodities
• Implement the commodity strategic purchasing process, under management of the GCD (e.g., launch RFx, manage catalog, …)
• Provide insights into specific suppliers, markets and business factors
• Ensure compliance with global policy

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Minimum Education Level: Prefer Diploma/ degree in business, purchasing or engineering.

Experience :

• Prior experience with purchasing / strategic sourcing or sales is highly desirable

Skills and competencies :

• Strong negotiation skills
• Purchasing financials skills, including data analytics, budgeting and savings calculation
• Business sense / strategic thinking ability
• Drive, creativity and willingness to learn
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in English

Nice to have

• Experience in global commodity management and advanced analytics tools

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