Sales Intern, Ford

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Our Clean Mobility Division is looking for a year-round Sales Intern, Ford CBU for its location in Auburn Hills, MI. The Ford Sales Intern interfaces with the various CBU functions including Account Director, Account Manager, Program Manager, Controller, Engineering, and Purchasing to ensure completion of commercial and program assignments.

 

This job will require you to

• Follow tooling and cash management activities ensuring alignment between Program Management, Finance and Ford supplier systems.
• Support VAVE activity tracking including savings validation, internal consolidation and customer-facing documentation.
• Support the RFQ process by tracking progress with various program team members, ensuring timely consolidation of inputs and alignment with internal milestones.
• Support contract data management including change tracking, customer documentation alignment and internal compliance.
• Conduct market and competitive analysis specific to Ford segment trends and key benchmarks.
• Provide reporting support for various weekly and monthly financial and commercial KPIs used across the Ford CBU leadership.
• Track and support ED&D recovery ensuring proper documentation, timing alignment and invoicing readiness.
• Assist with tooling invoicing preparation and Ford supplier portal management ensuring accurate and timely entries.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

To succeed in this position, you will ideally have:

• Strong communication (verbal and written) and problem-solving skills
• Strong sense of teamwork
• Business Results oriented
• Leadership skills / self-starter
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Tools, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Database software
• Minimum language skills: English
• Major in sales, purchasing, supply chain, data analytics, or any business related field
• Minimum of 2.8 GPA
• Availability to work at least 20 hours per week during the academic year
• Ability to begin the role as soon as possible upon offer extension

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 is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.