Supply Chain Lean Process Engineering Manager
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Tableau
About the role
- Lead the identification of business process waste and pain points across supply chain processes (e.g., demand and supply planning, commodity planning, sourcing, contract management, supplier performance management, logistics, and delivery throughput).
- Conduct focused process diagnostics using value stream mapping, process mapping, and root cause analysis to uncover bottlenecks, rework, and non-value-added activities.
- Translate findings into a prioritized portfolio of lean improvement initiatives with clear problem statements, charters, milestones, and success criteria.
- Design and implement lean process solutions leveraging tools such as Kaizen events, Kanban systems, standard work, visual management, and error-proofing.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and Shingo principles to improve flow, reduce variation, and enhance the reliability and transparency of business processes.
- Partner closely with supply chain operations, program planning, program control, purchasing, logistics, and Supply Chain Systems teams to co-create and pilot new processes, digital workflows, and enabling tools.
- Build and maintain supply chain business process library, establish business continuity plans for critical processes.
- Collaborate with data, analytics, and Supply Chain Systems teams to identify opportunities for automation, process mining, and better use of existing tools to eliminate waste.
- Coach and mentor stakeholders on lean thinking and structured problem-solving to embed continuous improvement into day-to-day operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Systems Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, operations, or process engineering, with a clear track record of leading process improvement or lean transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated expertise in business process mapping, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis (e.g., 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams, A3 problem solving).
- Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain business processes (planning, commodity strategy, sourcing, contract management, supplier performance management, logistics).
- Experience driving cross-functional projects and delivering measurable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, or productivity.
- Proficiency with analytical and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI/Tableau or similar) to analyze process performance and communicate insights.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and drive change across all levels of the organization.
- Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MS in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or Operations) (preferred)
- Formal training and certifications in Lean, Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt), or the Shingo Model (preferred)
- Hands-on experience leading Kaizen events, implementing Kanban systems, and deploying daily management/visual management systems (preferred)
- Experience implementing continuous improvement in complex supply chain or automotive environments (preferred)
- Proven ability to coach and develop others in lean thinking and structured problem solving (preferred).
Benefits
- 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 and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
business process mappingvalue stream mappingroot cause analysislean process solutionsKaizen eventsKanban systemscontinuous improvementprocess diagnosticsautomationdata analytics
Soft skills
communicationfacilitationinterpersonal skillsinfluencecoachingmentoringproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershipchange management
Certifications
Lean certificationSix Sigma Green BeltSix Sigma Black BeltShingo Model certification