Senior Supply Chain Manager, Exteriors

Ford Motor Company

Senior Supply Chain Manager leading sourcing strategies for Ford's exterior portfolio. Reporting to the Global Supply Chain Director and managing strategic supplier partnerships.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute long-term sourcing strategies for the Exteriors commodity portfolio.
Align sourcing decisions with technology roadmaps, sustainability objectives, and cost competitiveness goals.
Maintain sourcing and material cost roadmaps, value maps, and opportunity funnels to support business objectives.
Build and manage strategic relationships with key global suppliers.
Establish performance expectations and drive improvements across quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability metrics.
Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, including material constraints, geopolitical disruptions, and capacity limitations.
Drive best-in-class sourcing practices through cost modeling, benchmarking, market intelligence, competitive bidding, and data-driven decision making.
Lead commercial negotiations and total cost of ownership initiatives.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing supply chain team.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, agility, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Product Development, Manufacturing, Finance, and other stakeholders to align supply chain strategies with enterprise objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field
10+ years of experience in supply chain, purchasing, sourcing, or a related discipline.
5+ years of leadership experience, including leading teams and driving organizational transformation.
Proven experience developing and executing global sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives.
Strong expertise in supplier management, negotiations, cost optimization, and end-to-end supply chain operations.
Demonstrated ability to use data, market intelligence, and financial insights to drive business decisions.
Strong business acumen with the ability to navigate complex, global, matrixed organizations.
Ability to influence stakeholders, simplify complex challenges, and implement innovative solutions.
Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.

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

sourcing strategiescost modelingbenchmarkingmarket intelligencecompetitive biddingdata-driven decision makingsupplier managementnegotiationscost optimizationend-to-end supply chain operations

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcollaborationaccountabilityagilitycontinuous improvementinfluencing stakeholderssimplifying complex challengesimplementing innovative solutionsexecutive communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Supply Chain