Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, FORVIA anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, FORVIA is the place to be.

FORVIA is looking for a year-round Sales Intern for its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Overall responsibilities and duties:

At FORVIA Seating, we give early‑career talent real responsibility, customer exposure, and a clear path to a full‑time role. As part of our Sales and Program Management team, you will be integrated into our Big 3 activities, working directly with GM, Ford, and Stellantis to understand each customer’s expectations and way of working.

Based at our R&D Center in Auburn Hills, MI, the Program & Sales Engineer Intern supports the Sales & Serial Manager across Program, Serial Life, Development, and Acquisition topics. This internship offers driven individuals hands‑on learning, broad exposure to commercial and program activities, and opportunities to participate in key customer interactions, including face‑to‑face events and cross‑functional reviews.

Core Job Responsibilities

In this role, you will work on challenges that genuinely matter to our business and our customers. As a Program & Sales Engineer Intern, you will develop essential skills that will accelerate your career while contributing directly to key commercial and operational activities.

Throughout this position, you will:

• Build leadership, communication, and decision‑making skills through real project work.
• Gain hands‑on exposure to cross‑functional teams, daily business issues, senior management, and direct customer interactions.
• Work with GM, Ford, and Stellantis to understand their expectations, processes, and operating rhythms.
• Learn financial fundamentals such as cost drivers, inflation impacts, and operational cost structures that shape commercial decisions.
• Support internal Change Management and customer‑driven modifications, ensuring technical, financial, and commercial alignment.
• Participate in VAVE and cost‑reduction initiatives that strengthen competitiveness and profitability.
• Assist in preparing commercial quotes and pricing strategies that support our negotiation approach.
• Expand your network through mentorship, training, workshops, and continuous development.
• Collaborate with international teams across FORVIA’s global footprint.
• Position yourself for potential full‑time opportunities after graduation.

Key Missions of the Role

•              Prepare customer offers and respond to requests promptly.

•              Learn cost‑building fundamentals and how pricing decisions are made.

•              Support target pricing, basic negotiation logic, and proposal drafting.

•              Create and update simple price‑tracking charts.

•              Maintain customer price files and ensure alignment with internal tools.

•              Track and validate price updates and prepare basic price breakdowns.

•              Monitor overdue items and assist with follow‑up actions.

•              Review customer change requests and understand cost, tooling, and development impacts.

•              Contribute to cost‑saving ideas and continuous‑improvement projects.

•              Support sales administration (POs, invoices, overdue tracking) and spare‑parts pricing.

•              Coordinate prototype builds, order materials, track timing and deliveries.

As your motivation, curiosity, and involvement grow, your missions will evolve as well allowing you to take on more responsibility and gain deeper exposure to customers, financial topics, and commercial decision‑making.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate

To thrive in this role, you will ideally bring a strong business mindset and a passion for turning data into clear insights and smart decisions. You enjoy understanding how things work, asking the right questions, and working closely with internal and external stakeholders.

You will stand out if you have:

•              A business-oriented approach, with curiosity about customer needs, commercial strategy, and how decisions impact profitability.

•              Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in data management, quoting, and cost tracking activities.

•              Solid analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and support cost management decisions.

•              Comfort working in Excel, including functions, data manipulation, and building structured, reliable files.

•              Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.

•              Interest in the automotive industry, innovation, and global collaboration.

•              Willingness to work in an international, fast paced environment and collaborate with global teams.

Minimum education level: Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field

Minimum 2.8 GPA

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.