Analyst, Supply Chain Program Management

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Family care days and parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Supply Chain leader to drive program planning across Commodity Planning, Sourcing, and Purchasing. You will collaborate with Program Management, Product Development, Finance, and Cost Estimating to align assumptions, targets, and financial requirements.

You will lead milestone achievement, SEOBD and IPQ processes, and participate in Sourcing PATs, communicating risks and priorities across Supply Chain and Site teams. Hybrid onsite four days per week is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of Supply Chain, Program Management, Purchasing, or related experience.
• Experience supporting sourcing and purchasing activities, including supplier quotations, cost analysis, sourcing decisions, and purchase order placement.
• Experience with Supply Chain planning, sourcing, data analysis, and product development milestone management.
• Experience with SWT, Ariba, Power BI, Qlik Sense, or similar tools.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Material Planning & Logistics, Purchasing, or STA.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite, with strong organizational, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Supply Chain program planning and work plans for Commodity Planning, Sourcing, and Supplier Quotation.
• Partner with Program Management, Product Development, Finance, and Cost Estimating to align sourcing assumptions and targets.
• Drive achievement of sourcing milestones, including SEOBD, SIR requirements, and IPQ completion with VHMs.
• Lead Supply Chain participation in Sourcing PATs and NML forums, communicating timing and risks.
• Coordinate program localization requirements and capital investment-related changes with Supply Chain and Purchasing support.
• Coordinate Purchasing support for pre-program planning, cost studies, make-versus-buy analyses, and PO/orders.
• Own the Supply Chain point of view for the program and report status to GPDS Integrator and others.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure timely Supply Chain deliverables.

Skills

Sourcing

Program management

Purchasing

Data analysis

SWT

Ariba

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Sourcing Workplan Tool (SWT)

Ariba

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Job description

What You'll Do...

• Lead Supply Chain program planning and work plans covering Commodity Planning, Sourcing, Supplier Quotation, and Sourcing Contract activities, including development and maintenance of the Sourcing Tracker / SWT (Sourcing Workplan Tool).
• Partner with Program Management, Product Development, Finance, and Cost Estimating to align sourcing assumptions, commodity selection, program targets, and financial requirements.
• Drive achievement of sourcing milestones, including target setting, Supplier Engineering On-Board Dates (SEOBD), SIR requirements, and timely completion of IPQ Packages with VHMs.
• Lead Supply Chain participation in Sourcing PATs and NML forums, communicating program timing, status, requirements, risks, and resource priorities across Supply Chain and Site STA.
• Coordinate program localization requirements and changes requiring significant capital investment, including related Supply Chain and Purchasing support.
• Coordinate Purchasing support for pre-program planning, manufacturing cost studies, ILVS/sequencing studies, make-versus-buy analyses, and purchase order and tooling order placement.
• Own the Supply Chain point of view for the program, providing status reporting and Supply Chain inputs to GPDS Integrator, corporate BPR, OESAR, and program milestone reviews.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and resolution of issues to ensure Supply Chain deliverables meet program timing, targets, and product development requirements.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of Supply Chain, Program Management, Purchasing, or related experience.
• Experience supporting sourcing and purchasing activities, including supplier quotations, cost analysis, sourcing decisions, and purchase order placement.
• Experience with Supply Chain planning, sourcing, data analysis, and product development milestone management.
• Experience with Sourcing Workplan Tool (SWT), Ariba, Power BI, Qlik Sense, or similar sourcing and business intelligence tools.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Material Planning & Logistics, Purchasing, or Supplier Technical Assistance (STA).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite, with strong organizational, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Even better, you may have...

• 5+ years of Supply Chain, Program Management, or related experience.
• Knowledge of Ford systems, GPDS, and Supply Chain program management processes.
• Demonstrated commercial business acumen with a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and driving process improvements.
• Comfortable with using AI tools to help drive productivity and efficiency throughout the program operations.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.