Purchasing Manager – Exhaust
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
- Strategically manage the total cost of ownership, quality performance, and on-time delivery for commodities across multiple critical programs, driving efficiency and value.
- Cultivate and manage complex, strategic supplier relationships, fostering innovation, ensuring timely delivery, proactive issue resolution, and robust risk mitigation.
- Lead proactive cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance) to deeply understand evolving requirements and provide innovative, end-to-end sourcing solutions.
- Lead the development and negotiation of creative, long-term commercial agreements that align with Ford's strategic objectives and foster a culture of partnership and mutual growth.
- Drive the strategic onboarding of new suppliers and implement robust supplier performance management frameworks, including innovation metrics.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field
- Supply Chain or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in automotive
- Strong negotiation skills
- Manufacturing knowledge
- Project management
- The ability to create positive team culture
- Experience leading a team (preferred)
- MBA (preferred)
- 10+ years in automotive and supply chain (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
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Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementoperations managementnegotiationproject managementsupplier performance managementrisk mitigationcost managementquality performancesourcing solutionsautomotive industry knowledge
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationteam leadershippositive team cultureissue resolutioninnovationstrategic thinkingrelationship managementcommunicationproblem-solvingcreativity
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA