Ford Motor Company

Senior Purchasing Manager – Interior Cockpit

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $141,700 - $268,300 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Responsible to set Supply Chain Category Management and Execution vision and strategy in alignment with the Ford+ plan.
  • Responsible for the creation and implementation of the strategic plan and objectives which will lower costs, maintain a successful supply base, and ensure the materials needed to drive Ford’s production goals and the Ford + plan.
  • Transformational leadership to drive impact to the business; relationship expertise both internally and externally with strong learning agility.
  • Development and implementation of comprehensive global commodity strategies aligned with the company’s overall business goals and objectives.
  • Maintaining Sourcing and Material Costing roadmap, value map and opportunity funnel.
  • Sourcing with a specific focus on supplier management and contract manufacturing operations, including a deep understanding of supply chain.
  • Resiliency planning and execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or similar
  • 8+ years of experience in supply chain management, with at least 3 years in leadership roles.
  • Functional supply chain management experience gained through previous leadership in one or more areas of the function
  • **Even better, you may have...**
  • MBA preferred
  • Strong financial and business acumen
  • Ability to lead complex negotiations and excellent knowledge of contractual terms and conditions
  • Ability to analyze and synthesize data to inform areas of opportunity
  • Ability to influence change across all layers of an organization
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present in both forms with confidence at an executive level.
  • Skilled at navigating a large, matrixed environment. Team player, adept at building relationships and adapting to a strong culture.
  • Ability to break down complex issues and implement new and innovative strategies.
  • Exhibit the Ford Operating System behaviors of Excellence, Focus and Collaboration
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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementstrategic planningcommodity strategiessourcingcontract manufacturingcost analysisnegotiationdata analysisfinancial acumenbusiness acumen
Soft Skills
transformational leadershiprelationship managementlearning agilityinfluencing changecommunication skillsteam playeradaptabilityproblem-solvingexecutive presentationcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBA