Forvia, which was launched in 2022, may at first appear to be a bit of a new kid on the block, but appearances are deceptive. In fact, Forvia was created when two well-known names in the automotive technology world — Faurecia and HELLA — came together to maximize their know-how and consolidate their leadership in the field. Forvia’s relationship with ADP goes right back to its roots in Faurecia. When it was decided to modernize Faurecia’s HR and payroll system 15 years ago, they looked to ADP for solutions.

After this decade we have decided to integrate a step further with the HCM suite, SuccessFactors, delivered and integrated by ADP. And now, we have a full architecture GlobalView integrated with SuccessFactors, with an interface between both systems; it’s a unique solution for our employees, managers and HR.

Laurent Villemagne, Vice President of HR controlling and HRIS
Forvia

Challenges

  • Merging the payroll systems of two separate companies into one unified strategy

How ADP helped

  • Successfully integrated a single platform for all employees and locations globally

ADP Solutions

  • ADP GlobalView HCM

Relying on strong partnerships that go way back

Forvia’s relationship with ADP goes right back to its roots in Faurecia. When Laurent Villemagne, Vice President of HR controlling and HRIS, and his team decided to modernize Faurecia’s HR and payroll system 15 years ago, they looked to ADP for solutions. Faurecia wasn’t even collecting HR data at that point, so Villemagne had to transform the system from the bottom up. “We decided just to have a single platform for all our employees and for all the countries, so we chose ADP GlobalView,” he says. “15 years ago, there was no HR data within the company,” Villemagne says. “Yet now we are implementing the full suite integration with ADP products. So we are very proud of that.”

Introducing a new member to the family: challenges and solutions

When Faurecia acquired the German automotive supplier HELLA in 2022, the addition of 40,000 employees to Faurecia’s existing team of 100,000 was an exciting development, but also created some significant challenges for Villemagne and his team.

The biggest challenge, according to Villemagne, will be the change management process. “HELLA’s people will have to integrate new processes and integrate the new ADP tools that Faurecia’s employees have been working with. Technically speaking, we know how to do this, with the help of ADP.”

Looking towards the future

Villemagne is confident that ADP will be a constant companion for Forvia as the company takes its first steps into the world, just as ADP was for Faurecia. “We’ve had a partnership now for 15 years, so we know each other by heart,” Villemagne says. “We used to say that we are married.”

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