Global Indirect Supply Chain Transformation Leader

Ford, Inc; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision and药

Flexible family care days

Generous paid time off

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office in Dearborn, MI. This hybrid role focuses on performance management, governance, and enterprise-wide transformation across global indirect spend, partnering with category leads, regional teams, and finance.

You will drive savings, standardization, automation, and execution discipline, unlocking indirect savings while scaling operations and improving transparency worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, business operations, or transformation.
• 7+ years leading procurement or supply chain execution for complex industrial programs (batteries, powertrains, vehicles, facilities, or capital equipment).
• 7+ years of experience in performance management, process excellence, and governance.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with a track record of delivering measurable business results.
• Experience leading large-scale operational and digital transformations.
• Ability to influence senior executives and drive change across global organizations.
• Demonstrated capability building scalable systems, standard work, and operating models.
• Strong communication, executive presentation, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global indirect performance management system.
• Own enterprise KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Establish indicators to measure savings, sourcing excellence, operational efficiency, resilience, and people performance.
• Translate business objectives into measurable initiatives and operating plans.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews with executive leadership.
• Drive accountability for target attainment across indirect teams.
• Develop global standard work across indirect supply chain.
• Establish governance frameworks, playbooks, and controls.
• Eliminate process variation across regions and categories.
• Create scalable operating models to improve consistency, quality, and speed.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean and process optimization.
• Develop SLAs and performance standards for critical processes.
• Build and execute the Indirect Supply Chain transformation roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to automate and digitize workflows.
• Lead deployment of AI, analytics, and digital sourcing solutions.
• Implement enterprise-wide programs that improve savings capture and productivity.
• Quantify value realization and drive organizational change management.
• Drive governance, knowledge management, and capability development.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

Lean methodology

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office in Dearborn, MI. This hybrid role focuses on performance management, governance, and enterprise-wide transformation across global indirect spend, partnering with category leads, regional teams, and finance.

You will drive savings, standardization, automation, and execution discipline, unlocking indirect savings while scaling operations and improving transparency worldwide.