Business Process Specialist

Ford Motor Company

Business Process Specialist at Ford Motor Company managing S&OP Supply Review processes and transformation initiatives. Supporting design and continuous improvement of supply chain capabilities across teams.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $72,480 - $121,440 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the design and continuous improvement of the S&OP Supply Review process by building and maintaining constraint management frameworks, scenario planning tools, and decision templates under the direction of the S&OP process lead.
Support the migration from current-state manual processes to Kinaxis Maestro by documenting process rules and decision logic, assisting with system configuration requirements, and validating that target-state tools reflect the approved process architecture.
Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Finance, and Commercial teams in support of broader supply chain transformation initiatives. Track milestones, maintain deliverable quality, and facilitate stakeholder communication on behalf of the transformation lead.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree – in Supply Chain, Operations, Data Analytics or Industrial Engineering
3 or more years of relevant experience (coop/internship experience will be considered)
Demonstrated experience working with Advanced Planning Systems (preferably Kinaxis)
Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Data Analytics or Industrial Engineering (even better if you have)
Data Analysis & Presentation (leveraging Excel/Alteryx/Power BI or similar data management tool experience)
5 or more years of relevant experience in an automotive manufacturing environment (even better if you have)
Prior tenure working in a Sales & Operating Plan (S&OP) environment (even better if you have)
Process improvement/problem-solving skills (even better if you have)

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
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

data analysisprocess improvementconstraint managementscenario planningdecision templatesadvanced planning systemsS&OPExcelAlteryxPower BI

Soft Skills

stakeholder communicationcross-functional coordinationproblem-solvingorganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Supply ChainBachelor's Degree in OperationsBachelor's Degree in Data AnalyticsBachelor's Degree in Industrial EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Supply ChainMaster’s Degree in OperationsMaster’s Degree in Data AnalyticsMaster’s Degree in Industrial Engineering