Ford Motor Company

Project Manager – Tariff Analyst

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $72,480 - $121,440 per year

About the role

  • Aggregate and manage all requests for supplier tariff coverage, balancing the appropriate mix of cash payments and offset credits.
  • Ensure the strategic balance between supplier payment expediency and financial accuracy to ensure Ford pays the appropriate amounts.
  • Lead the recovery of supplier payments via offset credit retroactive recovery initiatives.
  • Manage the end-to-end (E2E) contract cycle related to tariffs, ensuring all commercial agreements are executed and maintained.
  • Proactively identify components requiring tariff coverage in new programs and work with PD and Procurement to align on the financial and contractual strategy.
  • Primary point of contact between Supply Chain, PD, Finance, Operations, and Programs Teams regarding tariff coverage and contract status.
  • Effectively lead communications on project status, issues, and key risks to senior management and cross-functional partners, fostering collaborative relationships.
  • Lead business case discussions and reviews for component resourcing and tariff mitigation impacts.
  • Drive process improvements in the tariff request and recovery workflow to enhance efficiency, transparency, and financial compliance across the enterprise.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree discipline in Project Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of project management experience in cross-functional, and matrixed organizations (e.g. PMO, strategy & business operations, management consulting, corporate strategy, Supply Chain Function)
  • Proficiency using PowerPoint to create presentations that can be tailored to different audiences
  • Proficiency using Excel to create data analysis to inform storytelling (e.g., pivot tables, lookups)
  • Experience using Project Management tools and software (e.g. Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft Project)
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
  • Supplier Related Tariff Experience
  • Even better, you may have...
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, operations, or related fields
  • Customer-centric mindset / prior experience in product management
  • Knowledge of Power BI, Alteryx, Ariba, SAP, helpful but not required
  • Master’s degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering, or related field
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

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementdata analysistariff coveragefinancial complianceprocess improvementscomponent resourcingtariff mitigation
Soft Skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsleadershipcollaborationstorytelling
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree