Global Part Procurement Coordinator

Ford Motor Company

Strategic Project Manager driving design of global frameworks, tools, and standards for Part Request at Ford. Managing procurement, return, and analysis processes with a global focus.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $72,480 - $162,120 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Global Process & Tool Architecture: Serve as a global Subject Matter Expert (SME) for part procurement, return and analysis.
Workflow Optimization Strategy: Support development of global initiatives and standardized protocols aimed at reducing lead times and removing friction from the end-to-end return workflow.
Standardization & Playbook Development: Coordinate and maintain the "Global Playbook" of comprehensive process documentation, ensuring a consistent and scalable approach to part analysis worldwide.
Technical Protocol Alignment: Support the global effort to align all the part return practices (e.g., Escalation of Parts with no Results in WPA).
Out-of-Warranty Strategy: Support definition of the global framework and legal/logistical pathways for retrieving critical out-of-warranty parts for engineering investigations.
Tool Management: Support design of the data structures and tool requirements that ensure integrity and efficiency across all global regions.
Global Quality Awards Coordination: Coordinate the strategic planning and logistical execution of the annual Global Quality Awards, overseeing the nomination process and event coordination.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Science, Business Administration).
Documentation Excellence: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical workflows into clear, scalable process documentation.
Analytical Strategy: Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on dissecting process challenges and designing data-driven solutions.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills for collaborating with and influencing diverse global stakeholders.
Software Proficiency: High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Work Style: A proactive self-starter who can manage complex projects independently while maintaining a global collaborative mindset.
Adaptability: High level of agility to respond to evolving technical needs, shifting priorities, and a fast-paced global environment (be ready for anything).
Even better, you may have...
Quality Tool Expertise: Experience with Quality.AI, GSAR, or similar enterprise quality management systems.
Visual Collaboration: Experience using Miro or similar platforms for process mapping and strategic brainstorming.
Data Visualization: Experience using software to track and present KPI trends.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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

process documentationdata-driven solutionsworkflow optimizationanalytical strategyproject managementdata visualization

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityself-starter