Manager, Yield Management – Sprints

Ford Motor Company

Manager for Yield Management at Ford overseeing strategic profit projects and cross-functional collaboration. Leading analytical sprints to optimize enterprise capabilities and profitability.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,500 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Yield Management’s project portfolio aims to deliver a balance of:
- Near term vehicle line specific profit improvement or risk mitigation actions
- New or expanded enterprise capabilities
- Long term portfolio optimizations
This Yield Management position operates cross-functionally across Marketing & Sales, Brand, Product Marketing, General Management, GDI&A, Finance, & Ford Credit.
Managers come from a range of different backgrounds and work on specific “sprints” typically for 6-8 weeks.
This role is at the intersection of strategy, operations, and analytics, and is tasked with creating change and maximizing profits in the Ford+ plan.
The immediate working team is highly collaborative and fast-paced.
This is a high-exposure role with ongoing interaction with leadership across Ford Blue, Model e, and Ford Pro.
The YM managers work as sprint participants and sprint leaders. All sprint team members are responsible for:
- Applying structured problem-solving mindset to sprints
- Accessing and analyzing data to develop solutions, including leveraging advanced analytics tools and building adhoc data models
- Considering enterprise-wide impact and sensitivity of sprint recommendations
- Communicating analysis insights and implications of sprint recommendations
Additionally managers are responsible for:
- Guiding and assisting work of sprint analysts, ensuring all work relates back to the problem statement
- Leading the development of the sprint narrative and succinct senior level presentation materials
When leading sprints managers responsible for:
- Establishing the sprint mandate and problem statement with key stakeholders
- Structuring the workstreams for the team
- Leading analysis and developing insights and implications of decisions
- Delivering clear and actionable recommendations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in business, data analytics, strategy, or related field
5+ years’ experience in project management, including client-interfacing
Highly capable working in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
MBA or MS degree in an appropriate field of study
Experience with Alteryx, SQL, Qlik, and Google Cloud Platform
Knowledge of Marketing & Sales, including exposure to some combination of go to market strategy, brand marketing, field ops, sales, variable marketing, pricing, allocation, production, or supply chain
Executive communication experience (verbal & written)
Comfort with ambiguity – demonstrated ability to structure an approach to complex problems and drive clarity on solutions
Ability to lead cross functional teams
Quick learner who is eager to learn new skills and concepts
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability.

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

Data AnalysisProblem-SolvingDecision-MakingAdhoc Data ModelingStructured Problem-Solving

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationAdaptabilityQuick Learning

Certifications

MBAMS Degree