Technical Placement Manager
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $115,500 - $218,100 per year
About the role
- The Technical Placement Manager (TPM) provides strategic leadership for a national team of approximately 65 personnel—comprising 5 Market Area Coordinators and 60 Technical Placement Specialists—dedicated to optimizing innovative strategies (i.e., - technician recruitment and retention) for the Ford and Lincoln Dealer Network.
- In this role, the TPM orchestrates high-level coordination and strategic planning with dealers, technicians, vendors, and internal stakeholders to meet objectives.
- By analyzing market trends and leveraging strategic partners, the TPM designs and implements robust sourcing strategies that align the "Always On" hiring model with an unwavering focus on technician retention within the Ford and Lincoln networks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 10+ years of experience in workforce strategy, field operations, recruiting, or related functions, including 7+ years of direct experience working with field-based or dealership teams.
- 7+ years of experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing, distributed teams, driving measurable business results.
- Strong understanding of dealership Parts and Service operations, including technician productivity, service capacity, and workforce planning.
- Advanced analytical skills, with experience aggregating, interpreting, and synthesizing complex data into actionable insights; able to leverage AI tools to optimize recruiting, retention, and workforce processes.
- Skilled in translating complex data into compelling narratives to influence senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and dealership partners.
- Demonstrated success in process development, implementation, and training rollout across distributed teams, ensuring adoption and measurable outcomes.
- Experience managing external vendors and field-based service providers with accountability for performance, ROI, and operational results.
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
workforce strategyfield operationsrecruitingdata analysisprocess developmentimplementationtraining rolloutvendor managementperformance accountabilityROI analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingteam developmentcommunicationinfluencingstrategic planninganalytical thinkingnarrative translationcross-functional collaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree