Senior Supply Chain Manager – Seating

Ford Motor Company

Ford supply chain leader shaping seating sourcing, supplier strategy, and resiliency. Leading teams and supplier relationships to support vehicle production, cost, quality, and delivery.

Posted 9/11/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $141,700 - $268,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Supply Chain Management, including strategic planning, supplier management, and cost optimization. Proven ability to lead teams, drive transformation, and influence change within a complex organizational structure.

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Supply Chain ManagementStrategic PlanningSupplier ManagementLeadership ExperienceFinancial Acumen

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Hard Skills

Supply Chain StrategySourcing StrategiesData AnalysisContract NegotiationCosting Roadmap DevelopmentOperational Gap AssessmentContinuous ImprovementAgility in Supply ChainCommodity Strategy DevelopmentMaterial Costing

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsInfluencing ChangeProblem-SolvingCollaborationResilience

Industry Keywords

Ford+ PlanContract Manufacturing OperationsMatrixed EnvironmentExecutive PresentationBusiness Goals Alignment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set Supply Chain Category Management and Execution vision and strategy in alignment with the Ford+ plan
Create and implement strategic plans and objectives to lower costs, maintain a successful supplier base, and ensure materials needed for Ford’s production goals
Craft and execute sourcing strategies including resiliency, quality, cost and delivery objectives
Lead a team of managers and individual contributors
Develop and implement comprehensive global commodity strategies aligned with company business goals
Maintain Sourcing and Material Costing roadmap, value map and opportunity funnel
Manage sourcing with focus on supplier management and contract manufacturing operations
Assess supply chain operational gaps using data and expertise and create strategies to address them
Develop resiliency strategies to drive Supply Chain transformation
Drive continuous improvement, agility and innovative change
Report to the Director, Seating + Safety
Travel approximately 20%

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or similar
Minimum of 15 years of experience in Supply Chain or similar discipline
10+ years leadership experience
Functional supply chain management experience gained through previous leadership in one or more areas of the function
Strong financial and business acumen
Ability to lead complex negotiations and excellent knowledge of contractual terms and conditions
Ability to analyze and synthesize data to inform areas of opportunity
Ability to influence change across all layers of an organization
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present confidently at an executive level
Skilled at navigating a large, matrixed environment
Ability to break down complex issues and implement new and innovative strategies
Exhibit the Ford OS behaviors of Excellence, Focus and Collaboration and a high level of resilience
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Visa sponsorship is not available

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days
Paid parental leave
New parent ramp-up programs
Subsidized back-up child care
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Fertility treatments
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
Management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off
Option to purchase additional vacation time
Relocation assistance is available