Ford Motor Company

Manager, Product Line Performance

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $112,680 - $212,760 per year

About the role

  • Structure and analyze complex strategic questions related to market dynamics, competitive threats, and growth opportunities to shape the Enthusiast Vehicle strategy.
  • Manage key strategic initiatives within the General Management (GM) pillar & fill the pipeline with future high-impact strategic projects
  • Actively Identify, scope and/or lead multiple projects opportunities for structural cost reduction by benchmarking competitor performance and analyzing internal operational and financial data.
  • Support development of milestones, and project timings and frameworks
  • Apply consumer insights, competitive intelligence, regulatory and market trends to see opportunities to improve existing or create new products and services within Enthusiast line up
  • Help develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), targets, and guardrails for Enthusiast Vehicles to track progress and highlight risks and opportunities.
  • Serve as a key partner to the Truck, Utility, and Enthusiast general management teams and ensure alignment between their strategies and the overarching Ford Blue strategy.
  • Prepare and deliver clear, concise presentations that communicate data-driven strategic recommendations and performance updates to leadership. (Business Performance Reviews)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field of study
  • 5+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, finance, marketing, product planning, or similar
  • Strong business acumen and executive-ready communication skills
  • Proven ability to structure complex problems, perform quantitative analysis, and generate data-driven insights using a hypothesis-led approach
  • Solid project management fundamentals, including milestone and workplan development
  • MBA preferred
  • A resilient self-starter, skilled at creating structure and clarity from ambiguity.
  • Experienced navigating large, matrixed organizations; able to build trust and drive decisions through logical reasoning and compelling storytelling
  • Highly analytical, with experience synthesizing market data and building scenario-based financial models (clear assumptions/sensitivities)
  • Organized and adaptable, able to manage multiple workstreams and prioritize effectively
  • Proactive in identifying roadblocks and escalating appropriately
  • Automotive industry and/or Product Management experience
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
quantitative analysisdata-driven insightsproject managementmilestone developmentfinancial modelingcompetitive analysisconsumer insightsKPI developmentstrategic planningcost reduction
Soft Skills
executive communicationproblem structuringanalytical thinkingstorytellingorganizational skillsadaptabilityproactivitytrust buildingclarity from ambiguityprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA