Supply Chain Program Control Buyer – Engine Units

Ford Motor Company

Program Control Buyer managing delivery of supply chain milestones at Ford. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project clarity and execution in a dynamic environment.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $74,300 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the timely and quality delivery of Supply Chain Unit Milestone Deliverables, encompassing Commodity Planning, Target Setting, Target Alignment, Sourcing, Cost Delivery, and Purchase Order/Tool Order Issuance.
Coordinate commodity planning workstreams to provide essential assumption inputs from Product Development, crucial for the successful execution of sourcing work plans.
Support the achievement of Contribution Cost and Investment Targets for program milestones through Job#1, ensuring timely and high-quality financial outcomes.
Coordinate commodity selection and ensure the achievement of program targets.
Compile and maintain the initial sourcing tracker/Sourcing Workplan Tool (SWT).
Consolidate and rollup of target setting status, ensuring alignment with program requirements using commodity waterfalls.
Facilitate cross-functional alignment and deliver sourcing to meet Supplier Engineering On-Board Dates (SEOBD), coordinating Supplier Involvement Request (SIR) as needed.
Ensure the on-time completion of the Initial Program Quoting (IPQ) package.
Represent Supply Chain in Program Planning, Capacity, Matched Pair and New Model Launch (NML) meetings, cascading status updates and communicating support requirements to the Supply Chain team.
Coordinate input from Supply Chain and Finance to support program financial requirements.
Manage program localization and USMCA compliance requirements.
Oversee the overall rollup of purchase order and tool order placement.
Communicate program timing, status, and requirements effectively to Supply Chain and Site Supplier Technical Assistance (STA).
Act as the primary point of contact for Supply Chain on the program, preparing status reports to support program reviews.
Provide Supply Chain input into the Global Product Development System (GPDS) Integrator at all milestones.
Lead ad hoc studies, including global sourcing initiatives, make vs. buy analyses, price/volume assessments, and capacity constraint evaluations.
Support cost and capacity studies to ensure adequate funding and supplier readiness for volume uplifts.
Support alignment with Cost Estimating on Optimal Cost Estimates (OCEs) for new contract negotiations.
Collaborate with Supplier Technical Assistance to ensure identified supplier site enablers are in place for robust eAPQP/Schedule A kick-off.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, etc.).
2+ years of experience in supply chain.
Experience in Production Buying and/or Program Control/Execution.
Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills.
A natural curiosity for understanding physical processes and root causes, alongside a strong process improvement mindset.
Knowledge of GPDS timing, deliverables, and their impact to downstream and cross-functional outputs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

Commodity PlanningTarget SettingSourcingCost DeliveryPurchase Order IssuanceSourcing Workplan ToolInitial Program QuotingCost EstimatingeAPQPProgram Control

Soft Skills

quantitative skillsanalytical skillsprocess improvement mindsetcommunicationcross-functional collaborationcuriositycoordinationleadershipproblem-solvingstatus reporting