Lighting Sourcing Leader: Strategy, Cost & Delivery

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Generous vacation

Job summary

Ford Motor Company's Supply Chain team is seeking a Lighting Sourcing and Procurement Manager to lead a Buyers team, driving cost, quality, and on-time delivery. You will shape a resilient supply chain for lighting programs and own supplier relationships to ensure performance and innovation.

You will define long-term commodity strategies for Lighting and partner with cross-functional teams to translate insights into actionable sourcing plans and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of strategic buying or sourcing experience, including 2+ years of team leadership.
• Advanced negotiation capabilities with a proven track record.
• Master's degree preferred with 10+ years experience.
• Experience leading high‑performing procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Buyers to achieve program-level cost, quality, and material efficiency targets across the full program lifecycle.
• Own the supplier relationship strategy for Lighting, implementing a proactive engagement model to enhance supplier performance, capture innovation, and mitigate risks.
• Define and execute long-term commodity strategies for Lighting that align with corporate objectives and maintain market competitiveness.
• Partner with cross-functional strategic teams to assess supply base footprint, evaluate supplier financial health, monitor technologies and market trends, and translate insights into sourcing and risk plans.

Skills

People leadership

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Communication

Procurement expertise

Sourcing tools

Purchasing systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business

Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business

Tools

Purchasing systems

Sourcing tools

Procurement procedures

Job description

Ford Motor Company's Supply Chain team is seeking a Lighting Sourcing and Procurement Manager to lead a Buyers team, driving cost, quality, and on-time delivery. You will shape a resilient supply chain for lighting programs and own supplier relationships to ensure performance and innovation.

You will define long-term commodity strategies for Lighting and partner with cross-functional teams to translate insights into actionable sourcing plans and risk mitigation.