*who we are*:
ford motor company was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress.
it's a belief that has always fueled our passion to create great cars and trucks.
and today, it drives our commitment to become the world's most trusted mobility company, designing vehicles for a smart world that help people move more safely, confidently and freely.
to do this, we are investing in technology and businesses focusing on micro-transit, commercial solutions for fleet customers, enhancing the vehicle ownership experience, and developing the transportation mobility cloud, which will host mobility related solutions.
*the role and your impact*:
- develop and execute supply base/commodity strategies
- interact and create strong relationship with cross functional teams to deliver common objectives (cost, timing, quality)
- lead cross-functional teams regarding on-time execution of ford's sourcing process
- facilitate execution of target setting process for new projects
- support the program process by participating in cross-functional team discussions to deliver required supply chain milestone requirements.
- establish and maintain strong cross-functional relationships
- lead negotiations to ensure best cost at sourcing as well as long term price sustainability
- lead target and pricing negotiations using tools to secure best cost at sourcing
- negotiate year over year cost efficiencies and reductions through:
- development and utilization of analytical tools to deliver best in class value and pricing (cost analysis, cost models, benchmarking, market intelligence)
- management of annual/multi-year pricing agreements
- deliver strong data analysis that lead to positive business decisions
- lead sourcing processes to deliver best in class value, diverse supply base and strong business relationships with suppliers
- source projects and manage sourcing agreements in accordance with ford's business framework and other regionally driven diversity sourcing efforts (e.g.
minority business enterprise, women business enterprise, veteran business enterprise principles, etc.)
- execute ongoing operation sourcing activities consistent with the commodity strategies
- provide local supplier/country expertise for sourcing and may be delegated the lead for a local supplier negotiation by the regional lead
- project management and agile execution
- supplier risk management to deliver sourced projects and leveraging supply chain position to complete them on time
- build positive relationships with the supply base by:
- acting like a partner
- trusting and being trustworthy
- communicating with consistency
- being fact based
- thinking value not just price
- lead the development and deployment of constraint mitigation actions to protect assembly/powertrain plant production as a result of supplier constraints or catastrophic losses
- lead the development of supplier support plans that aid in the execution of short-term capacity increases and/or production schedule changes that can lead to supplier capacity constraints
*what you'll need*:
- bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (supply chain (production procurement), business administration)
- technical or engineering degree, desirable (industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, etc.)
- *availability to hybrid work - *other degree acceptable if 3-5 years equivalent job experience
- experience in procurement area, desirable
- advanced english language skills, if job role entails global responsibility
- great communication skills
*disclaimer*:
ford motor company is an equal opportunity employer, as we are committed with a diverse workforce, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and basis of disability.