Ford Motor Company

Buyer

• Know the exterior glass commodity parts and understand cost drivers to deliver cost targets
• Develop, maintain, and execute the glass Commodity Business Plan (CBP) strategy
• Foster professional and healthy supplier partnerships
• Lead, plan, develop, and implement supplier commercial negotiations
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams regionally and/or globally
• Quote, negotiate and source suppliers for the purchase price of production parts, and tooling
• Complete sourcing activities and recommend suppliers for new program lamps
• Establish and implement sourcing strategy for exterior glass (i.e., windshields, backlites, roof glass, etc.)
• Assist in the resolution of cost, quality, and delivery issues affecting the supply
• Support GCT Buyers in both Service and Production and cross-functional partners to develop strategies and implement solutions
• Identify and implement cost reductions
• Negotiate cost avoidances for suppliers requesting cost increases.

Commodity Buyer – Exterior Glass

Full-stack Engineer

• Design, develop, and test robust, high-availability camera software for Ford's In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.
• Implement and optimize software for embedded platforms, ensuring reliability and real-time performance in resource-constrained ECUs.
• Lead the integration of camera systems, including capturing, processing, and streaming video feeds to vehicle displays.
• Collaborate with hardware teams, other software engineering teams, and external partners to define requirements and ensure seamless system integration.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex software issues on target embedded hardware, utilizing various debugging tools and techniques.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and drive best practices for software development, code quality, and maintainability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in camera systems, video processing, and embedded software development.

Commodity Buyer – Exterior Glass

Product Development Engineer – IVI Camera Software