Premium Logistics Analyst

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, and Rx care

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI seeks a Fulfillment Operations Analyst to oversee North American supplier manufacturing from a supply chain and logistics perspective. You will monitor risk, drive root-cause analysis, and collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to protect production schedules.

The role emphasizes data analytics, use of Ascent, Pega, CMMS, and SAP-based systems, with a focus on minimizing disruptions and remix risks while advancing continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience in manufacturing or supply chain operations.
• Knowledge of Ford production planning and execution.
• Proven track record in end-to-end supply chain activities.
• Strong MS Office skills, data analytics and tooling knowledge.
• Bias for action in identifying and solving issues.

Responsibilities

• Protect daily/weekly schedules across the CTC horizon, avoiding disruptions.
• Identify efficiencies to enable new tools and expand risk evaluation horizons.
• Drive root-cause problem solving with suppliers and Ford teams.
• Communicate risk with solutions to leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Purchasing, STA, SOT, Product Development and plants.
• Manage critical suppliers and uphold Ford Global Terms and Conditions.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Manufacturing experience

Supply chain operations

Ford production planning

MS Office & data analytics

Bias for action

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

CMMS

Pega

SAP

Ascent

Excel

Alteryx

Job description

In this position...The Fulfillment Operations Analyst is crucial in overseeing North American supplier manufacturing from a supply chain and logistics perspective. This position demands strategic thinking, effective leadership, and the capability to manage multiple issues simultaneously across various plants and suppliers.

In this position...The Fulfillment Operations Analyst is crucial in overseeing North American supplier manufacturing from a supply chain and logistics perspective. This position demands strategic thinking, effective leadership, and the capability to manage multiple issues simultaneously across various plants and suppliers. In this role you will be expected to proactively spot risk in the horizon (using Ascent and/or Behind Schedule signals) and work to mitigate that risk in order to hold Ford production schedules. The objective is to have zero production disruptions nor need to remix production due to supply issues. The Analyst is expected to drive to root cause, problem solve the issue or issues, and work with Ford teams and suppliers to support our schedules. You will also need to be able to demonstrate visually that risk, address what ICA and PCA actions will be put in place to mitigate the issue and when. Use of data and analytics with modernization workstreams will also be part of the job requirements. As a Fulfillment Operations Analyst you will have the immediate task of working with the Ascent and Pega tools in conjunction with CMMS (and the new upcoming MMP system based on SAP).

• Leverage your sense of urgency and responsiveness to plant needs to protect the daily and weekly schedules throughout the Clear to Commit (CTC) horizon. Goal is to support existing operating plans and schedules without needing remix or incurring production losses.
• Act as change agent needing to find efficiencies in current state operations to allow the new tools to expand our horizon for evaluating supply risks.
• Empower your continuous improvement mindset to drive to root cause, problem solve the issues preventing suppliers from support Ford schedules, seek and mitigate premium costs and related costs due to disruption to schedules.
• Provide communication and dimension of risk as needed to elevate to leadership as well as report on the issues with solutions and / or need for assistance.
• Work cross-functionally with other internal teams including Purchasing, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Supplier Operations Team (SOT), Product Development, and plants.
• Manage critical suppliers and the accountability to Ford supplier expectations to Global Terms and Conditions.

You’ll have...

• A bachelor's degree
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or supply chain organization
• Knowledge of or experience in Ford with production planning and execution
• A proven track record in supply chain operations (inbound flows / Packaging / outbound flows / demand & supply planning / in-plant logistic operations / warehouse management)
• Well-versed with MS Office Tools (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), AI agents, Data Analytics
• Bias for action in identifying and working to solve issues identified in the clear to build horizon.

Even better, you may have...

• Strong data analytical skills to gather data from multiple sources to identify root causes, trends & insights and recommend operational improvements on Supplier Delivery Performance
• Strong storytelling capabilities to enable and show data driven decision making benefit the organization
• Strong knowledge of Ford MP&L systems like CMMS, Super G, GCP, MCPV, Ascent, Pega etc
• Knowledge of Alteryx or similar data analysis tools desired
• Knowledge of SAP

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 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

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.