Vehicle Logistics Ops & Qualit

Ford, Inc; Naucalpan de Juárez; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford of Mexico seeks a logistics professional to ensure fast, cost-controlled movement of finished vehicles from release to delivery. You will coordinate daily shipment plans with plants, carriers, and cross-functional teams, monitor KPIs, and drive improvements across cost, service, and efficiency.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in automotive logistics, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and AI/automation tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or Data Analytics.
• Experience in automotive logistics, finished-vehicle operations, transportation, supply chain, cost control, or related areas preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial skills with data-driven problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily finished-vehicle shipment plans with plants, carriers, yards, ports, and cross-functional teams.
• Monitor inventory, dwell time, capacity, loading progress, route performance, delivery status and risks.
• Identify constraints, delays, quality holds, and capacity gaps; develop recovery plans.
• Manage carrier and logistics provider performance through reviews.
• Control logistics expenses including freight, storage, and demurrage.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, accruals, cost-per-unit analyses, and business cases.
• Develop dashboards, automated reports, predictive analyses, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Lead continuous-improvement and transformation initiatives with measurable benefits.
• Support supplier follow-up, contingency planning, audits, and visits to facilities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial skills

Excel

PowerPoint

English communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Logistics

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Power Apps

Copilot

Fabric

Azure AI

Python

SQL

Alteryx

Dataiku

UiPath

Workflow automation tools

Job description

Ensure the continuous, efficient, and financially controlled movement of finished vehicles from production release through final delivery. The role provides operational visibility, protects transportation capacity, improves carrier performance, maintains cost accuracy, and develops scalable digital solutions that strengthen service, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

• Coordinate daily finished-vehicle shipment plans with plants, carriers, yards, ports, and cross-functional teams including Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Finance, and Logistics.
• Monitor inventory, dwell time, transportation capacity, loading progress, route performance, delivery status, and service risks to ensure smooth vehicle flow.
• Identify operational constraints, delays, quality holds, and capacity gaps; develop recovery plans and elevate critical issues when needed.
• Manage carrier and logistics provider performance through service, cost, quality, compliance, and productivity reviews.
• Control logistics expenses including freight, premium transportation, storage, handling, detention, demurrage, claims, and other accessorial charges.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, accruals, cost-per-unit analyses, variance explanations, and business cases to support sourcing, route, mode, and capacity decisions.
• Develop dashboards, automated reports, predictive analyses, and AI-enabled solutions that improve operational visibility and simplify repetitive processes.
• Lead continuous-improvement and transformation initiatives, ensuring measurable benefits, sustainable implementation, and strong process controls.
• Support supplier follow-up, incident response, contingency planning, audits, and operational visits to plants, yards, rail facilities, and ports as required.

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Data Analytics.

• At least 2 years of experience in automotive logistics, finished-vehicle operations, transportation, supply chain, cost control, or related areas preferred.
• Experience coordinating carriers, logistics suppliers, and cross-functional teams is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, with the ability to use data to solve operational problems, control costs, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, as well as professional English communication skills.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Copilot, Fabric, Azure AI, Python, SQL, Alteryx, Dataiku, UiPath, or workflow automation tools is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills, with the ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced operational environment.

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.

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

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