Manager, Product Line Performance – Utilities
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
- Execute Product Line Performance workstream initiatives and **drive rapid progress** to identify and deliver profit improvement actions
- Apply customer insights, competitive intelligence, regulatory and market trends to **identify opportunities** to improve existing or to create new products and experiences
- **Lead** an effective Strategy to bolster existing utilities portfolio and to identify new whitespace opportunities
- Identify and lead cross-GM strategic initiatives, coordinating with other GM pillars and specialized Ford skill teams such as Planning, Manufacturing, Finance, Marketing, Purchasing, and PD
- Distill data, insights, and information into compelling, easy-to-digest presentation materials, and **drive discussions** with Ford senior leadership
- Drive shared understanding and clarity of enterprise-wide strategic priorities
Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- 3+ years experience in marketing, strategy, finance, consulting, product planning or similar field
- 3+ years of experience with demonstrated ability to structure complex problems, conduct quantitative analysis, and develop data-driven insights using a hypothesis-led approach and communicate results with senior leadership. Strong business acumen and ability to communicate with senior leadership
- Strong analytical skill set including the ability to collect & quickly analyze market data and consumer data
- Ability to think and act independently
- Demonstrated capability of oral/written presentation skills – able to represent a concise point of view and communicate ideas in a clear and compelling manor
- MBA strongly preferred
- Strong planning and execution skills with a focus on delivery
- Ability to lead a diverse cross-functional team
- Solid understanding of project management principles, and ability to construct and drive milestones on whitespace projects
- High energy self-starter with ability to take responsibility and deliver results with minimal supervision
- Ability and courage to effectively communicate key issues and recommendations to senior management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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
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Soft Skills
leadershipanalytical skillsoral presentation skillswritten communication skillsplanning skillsexecution skillsindependent thinkingcross-functional team leadershipbusiness acumenself-starter
Certifications
Bachelors degreeMBA