Category Implementation-Iron Blocks(Engine Components)

Ford; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Parental leave and family care

Vehicle discount

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Global Lead for engine castings and components to drive strategic sourcing across North America and Europe. You will co-lead commodity strategies with Product Development, deploy cost targets, and lead supplier negotiations to meet program goals.

You will build strong supplier partnerships, manage cost, delivery and quality across regions, and identify opportunities to improve value while supporting Ford’s ICE to BEV transition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 3+ years of direct automotive procurement and supply chain experience.
• Travel as required to supply partners.
• Ability to lead process improvements across regions.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing plans to support commercial negotiations and program targets.
• Lead supplier negotiations and sign-off RFQs.
• Oversee cost, delivery, and quality objectives across regions.
• Collaborate with Product Development to understand cost drivers.
• Close commercial issues timely to protect plant build objectives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Cost reduction strategies

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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.

In this position...

• Develop sourcing plans enabling completion of commercial negotiations and strategic sourcing to support supplier onboard dates while delivering program targets.
• Lead target sign-off process with match-pairs, prepare RFQ's, evaluate supplier quotations and complete Commercial Agreements
• Lead QCDR process including plans to deliver full year objectives for commodity suppliers
• Develop and maintain strong supplier partnerships
• Lead supplier commercial negotiations, drive cost reduction strategies
• Assist in managing the category strategy (CBP) across regions with annual updates including identifying and developing suppliers to deliver quality, delivery and cost objectives
• Complete critical upcoming sourcing decisions and work with new suppliers on industrialization plans

What you'll do...

Strategic Planning, Sourcing & Negotiation

Global Lead (NA & EU) for engine castings & components

Co-lead and develop together with PD commodity strategies, along with deployment of strategy for ICE to BEV migration. We have more flexibility than ever to create the best strategy going forward!

• Understand upcoming program sourcing and a key milestone in support of launch
• Lead process to source on time and satisfy program targets, including working closely with PD to develop forward model cost targets
• Drive/ lead Best Cost at J1, both through initial sourcing and design changes
• Lead market tests and design competitions
• Understand supplier cost, OCEs, and cost gaps
• Provide feedback to valued supply partners on cost position relative to the market to build effective long-term, productive relationships.
• Support future Program Workshops - identify opportunities to achieve vehicle competitive pricing
• Work with Product Development to understand the latest supply base footprint, financial health ratings, technologies, and trends
• Understand and set cost savings goals to achieve on an annual basis by identifying pure commercial leverage versus design efficiencies and end-to-end supply chain improvements
• Develop material cost roadmaps that deliver corporate objectives and ensure the long-term viability
• Lead global supplier negotiation to support Quality, Cost, Delivery, Resilience (TVM, E2E, CRID, etc.), develop Action Plan to achieve these goals
• Provide direct support to Supplier Quality and Material, Planning & Logistics where part quality and shortages become prevalent
• Work with engineering to identify alternative technologies or sources of supply to maintain a consistent flow of product into Ford production facilities
• Close all commercial issues in a timely, effective and competitive manner so as to not risk plant build objectives.

You'll have...

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 3+ years of direct automotive procurement and supply chain experience
• Travel as required to supply partners
• Be a leader - look at all existing processes and challenge if improvements could be made, regardless of scale
• Complete all systems training required to complete day-to-day operations of the Category Implementation role
• Attend internal and external workshops with key stakeholders for continued process improvements
• Hold effective working-level meetings with Supply partners (issue closure, communication, and relationship development)

Even better, you may have...

Preferred

• Experience with engine castings commodities
• Master's degree preferred

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 managem