Senior Buyer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $99,100 - $166,200 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies and lead end-to-end procurement for new parts, ensuring alignment to cost, quality, and program timing.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives and lead supplier negotiations using commodity insights, benchmarking, and total cost analysis to mitigate inflation and market impacts.
- Build strong supplier relationships while maintaining awareness of supply base health, market trends, and emerging technologies to inform sourcing decisions.
- Partner with engineering, supply chain, and category teams to improve service supply, resolve constraints, and drive performance.
- Lead supplier performance reviews (QBRs) and drive rapid resolution of quality, cost, and delivery issues.
- Deliver clear, data-driven insights to leadership and participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve processes and outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of purchasing or supply chain experience, including sourcing processes, policies, and procedures
- 5+ years of experience in supplier negotiations, cost analysis, and commercial strategy development
- 5+ years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, and suppliers to resolve issues and drive performance
- Proven track record managing complex commodities and delivering cost-effective sourcing solutions
- Strong commercial acumen with advanced cost analysis skills (commodity drivers, should-costing, benchmarking)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive closure on complex issues in a fast-paced environment
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
sourcing strategiesprocurementcost reductionsupplier negotiationscost analysiscommercial strategy developmentsupplier performance reviewsdata-driven insightsshould-costingbenchmarking
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingdecision-makingcommercial acumenability to manage multiple prioritiesdrive closure on complex issues
Certifications
Bachelor's degree