Senior Supply Chain Risk Management Specialist

Ford México; Naucalpan de Juárez; Hybrid; MXN 800.000 - 1.100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ford of Mexico seeks a senior professional to lead supply chain risk management and protect production continuity at the GTBC in Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México. You will evaluate emerging risks, coordinate containment with suppliers, and drive data-driven decisions across purchasing, logistics, and engineering.

The role requires 7–10 years in related areas, strong data analytics, and experience with Power BI and Excel. A hybrid work setup at the corporate office is available.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, operations, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7–10 years in supply chain, manufacturing operations, logistics, or related area.
• Experience assessing operational risks, coordinating responses, and driving issues to resolution.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills with ability to synthesize data into priorities.

Aufgaben

• Lead daily supply chain risk management and elevate supplier risks affecting manufacturing.
• Independently evaluate situations, identify gaps, and recommend actions.
• Drive risk containment, recovery, and escalation with suppliers and internal teams.
• Collaborate across functions to protect production continuity and containment.
• Track material availability and shortages; translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to enhance risk prevention through analytics, automation, and AI tools.
• Use data visualization tools to improve risk detection and decision-making.

Kenntnisse

Excel

Data analysis

Power BI

Supply chain

Risk management

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

Why Join Ford of Mexico?

Celebrating over 100 years of legacy in Mexico, we are more than just a business we are a vibrant, collaborative community of over 14,000 innovators shaping the global future of transportation. At Ford, we build what matters, grow where it counts, and drive progress with heart. Whether you are collaborating at our state-of-the-art Global Technology and Business Center (GTBC) or manufacturing iconic, award-winning vehicles in our world-class plants, you will find a culture evolving together, built on trust, passion, and shared purpose. Here, your work moves people forward, and your growth is personal. Join us, and let’s build what’s next together.

Job Description

Why Join Ford of Mexico?

Celebrating over 100 years of legacy in Mexico, we are more than just a business we are a vibrant, collaborative community of over 14,000 innovators shaping the global future of transportation. At Ford, we build what matters, grow where it counts, and drive progress with heart. Whether you are collaborating at our state-of-the-art Global Technology and Business Center (GTBC) or manufacturing iconic, award-winning vehicles in our world-class plants, you will find a culture evolving together, built on trust, passion, and shared purpose. Here, your work moves people forward, and your growth is personal. Join us, and let’s build what’s next together.

In this position...The Ford Purchasing team adds critical value to the entire organization. You’ll help us source the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery. You’ll also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want.

Help protect Ford’s manufacturing operations by identifying and resolving supplier and supply chain risks before they disrupt production. This role goes beyond reporting and data management: you will independently assess situations, challenge assumptions, identify gaps, and drive action. Working with teams across purchasing, supplier technical assistance, materials planning and logistics, manufacturing plants, engineering, logistics, suppliers, and leadership, you will help ensure production continuity, effective containment, and sustainable recovery.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Lead daily supply chain risk management, identifying, assessing, and elevate supplier and supply chain risks that could affect manufacturing operations.
• Independently evaluate emerging situations, challenge assumptions, identify gaps in available information or response plans, and recommend a course of action.
• Drive risk resolution by coordinating containment, recovery, and escalation efforts with suppliers and internal teams.
• Partner with purchasing, supplier technical assistance, materials planning and logistics, manufacturing plants, engineering, logistics, and leadership to protect production continuity.
• Track material availability, potential shortages, and recovery actions using supply chain data and reporting tools; turn findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen risk prevention and response through analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools, and share insights with relevant stakeholders.
• Use analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve early risk detection, decision-making, team development, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, operations, business analytics, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
• Years of Experience: 7 to 10 years in supply chain, manufacturing operations, logistics, production planning, or a related area.
• Experience assessing operational risks, coordinating responses to disruptions, and driving issues through to resolution.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills, including reconciling information from multiple sources and translating findings into clear priorities and actions.
• Knowledge of inventory management, capacity planning, logistics, and supplier operations.
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Whys, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
• Ability to distinguish symptoms from root causes, and temporary containment measures from permanent corrective actions.
• Ability to validate data quality, identify information gaps, and communicate uncertainty clearly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with incomplete information, question assumptions, and identify gaps.
• Experience collaborating across functions and with suppliers; leadership, project leadership, or cross-functional coordination experience is valuable.
• Experience using data visualization or reporting tools such as Power BI or similar platforms.
• Comfort using or learning AI-enabled tools, automation, and prompt-based workflows to support analysis and decision-making.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to present risks, recommendations, and recovery plans to different audiences.

Availability to work under a hybrid schedule at the corporate office

Job Base Location - GTBC (Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juarez - Estado de México)

Ford of Mexico is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to our success. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or disability status.

Our focus is to build the best team. If you think you can bring value to Ford, love to collaborate, prioritize and aim to deliver excellence in everything you do,

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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