Cycle Check Supervisor (LAP)

Ford Model e U.S.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Family care and parental leave

Fertility treatments and family-plan

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off with holidays

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company’s Louisville Assembly Plant seeks an Inventory Control Lead to supervise cycle-count operations, develop schedules, and drive accuracy across the Production Inventory Management System. You will analyze discrepancies, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and support audits to minimize obsolescence while ensuring material availability for model-year builds.

The role requires a degree in logistics or equivalent experience, lean/six sigma familiarity, and hands-on use of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or 3+ years in inventory control, warehouse operations, or materials management.
• Experience with cycle counting and inventory variance investigations.
• Familiarity with lean improvement methodologies and audit/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and schedule cycle count checkers to meet targets in the Production Inventory Management System.
• Develop and maintain cycle count schedules based on ABC classification and risk.
• Analyze inventory discrepancies and implement corrective action.
• Reconcile physical counts with WMS/ERP and adjust records after approval.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to resolve variances and improve processes.
• Track KPIs like inventory accuracy, count completion, and shrinkage.
• Lead or support annual/periodic physical inventory audits.
• Ensure compliance with system, policies, safety standards, and audits.
• Identify process improvements to reduce errors and increase counting efficiency.
• Maintain documentation and generate inventory reports for leadership.
• Manage obsolescence risks and ensure material availability for model-year builds.

Skills

Inventory control

Cycle counting

Lean/Six Sigma

RF scanning

Barcoding systems

Education

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

Tools

WMS/ERP

RF scanning

Barcode inventory systems

Job description

Louisville Assembly Plant is undergoing a historic transformation - and there's never been a better time to join this energized team. As the future home of the Ford Fathom™, we are launching the first truck built on Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle platform, and we're looking for talented people to help lead the way.

• Supervise, train, and schedule cycle count checkers to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly count targets are met within the Production Inventory Management System
• Develop and maintain cycle count schedules based on ABC classification, inventory value, and business risk
• Analyze inventory discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective action plans
• Reconcile physical counts against system records (WMS/ERP) and adjust inventory as needed following approval protocols
• Partner with Warehouse/Material Handling operations, Production Control, Supply Chain Management, Plant Inventory Analyst, Plant Internal Control, Manufacturing, Quality, PPM, IMG Obsolescence, and Finance teams to resolve variances and improve processes
• Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) such as inventory accuracy rate, count completion rate, and shrinkage
• Lead or support annual/periodic physical inventory audits
• Ensure compliance with the Production Inventory Management System, company policies, safety standards, and audit/regulatory requirements
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce recurring errors and increase counting efficiency
• Maintain accurate documentation and generate regular inventory reports for leadership review
• Ensure, avoid, and minimize obsolescence of parts and model-year run-out parts
• Ensure and maintain accurate record balances so enough material is available to support model year buildouts

You’ll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics Business, or related field preferred or 3+ years of experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, or materials management

Even better, you may have...

• APICS/ASCM certification: CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management) or CLTD (Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution) a plus
• Experience in automotive manufacturing or high-volume distribution environment
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies
• Familiarity with RF scanning and barcode inventory systems

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 6/7 and ranges from $72,480-141,360.

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.

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