Rachid Derkaoui
About Rachid Derkaoui
Rachid Derkaoui is a Program Manager with extensive experience in international automotive seating program management, currently overseeing a significant program for Stellantis vehicles. He has held various roles at Faurecia and co-founded a distribution company, demonstrating a strong background in engineering and project management.
Current Role at Faurecia
Rachid Derkaoui currently serves as a Program Manager at Faurecia, a position he has held since 2021. He works in Brières-les-Scellés, Île-de-France, France. In this role, he manages a program with a significant turnover of 750 million euros specifically for Stellantis vehicles. He oversees a diverse core team that includes members from design, process, purchasing, quality, logistics, plant, sales, and finance.
Previous Experience at Faurecia
Rachid Derkaoui has extensive experience at Faurecia, having held multiple positions. He worked as an intern in 2013 as a Product Changes Coordinator for one month in Troy, Michigan. He also served as a Deputy Program Manager from 2011 to 2014 and later as a Program Manager from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, he held the role of Junior Program Manager for 11 months in 2018 and worked as a VIE Deputy Program Manager from 2015 to 2016 in Mexico.
Entrepreneurial Background
Rachid Derkaoui co-founded and served as CEO of Udzima Distribution Hydraulique from 2013 to 2017 in the Région de Paris, France. This experience contributed to his understanding of business operations and management in the hydraulic distribution sector.
Educational Background
Rachid Derkaoui has a solid educational foundation in engineering. He studied at Lycée Georges Brassens, where he achieved a BAC S - SVT from 2006 to 2009. He then attended IUT Cachan, earning a DUT in Génie Mécanique et Productique from 2009 to 2011. He furthered his studies at ESIPE - MLV, obtaining an engineering degree in Génie Mécanique from 2011 to 2014.
International Automotive Program Management Experience
Rachid Derkaoui possesses extensive experience in international automotive seating program management. His roles at Faurecia and his educational background have equipped him with the skills necessary to manage complex programs in the automotive industry.