Senior Manager - Indirect Supply Chain Business Office

Ford; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford is seeking a senior leader to head the Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office, driving performance management, governance, and transformation across the indirect organization. You will lead initiatives to standardize processes, optimize savings, and enable scalable growth, partnering with global category leads, finance, and operations.

This role focuses on establishing enterprise-wide programs, improving transparency, and delivering measurable value through automation, digital

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 Supply Chain 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

Lead the Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office, serving as the central engine for performance management, operational excellence, governance, and transformation across the global indirect organization. This role is responsible for establishing/enhancing world-class business processes, KPI management, work standards, operating rhythms, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that improve savings, efficiency, compliance, and customer outcomes.

The Leader will partner closely with global category leaders, regional teams (with an initial focus on North America), finance, operations, technology, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable value through improved transparency, standardization, automation, and execution discipline. The position will play a critical role in unlocking the next generation of indirect savings while improving organizational effectiveness and scalability. The Leader will also direct Indirect Program Management for major industrial programs, including unit programs and vehicles, ensuring required facilities, equipment, supplies, and services are sourced on time and at or below established cost targets.

Why This Role Matters

The Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office Leader will improve the operating system for the global indirect organization. By standardizing work, strengthening governance, improving visibility, and leading transformation, this leader will enable the organization to deliver greater savings, improved performance, enhanced compliance, and scalable growth while positioning Indirect Supply Chain as a strategic business partner.

What you'll do

Strategy & Business Performance

• Lead the global indirect performance management system.
• Own enterprise KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Establish leading and lagging indicators to measure savings, sourcing excellence, operational efficiency, resilience, and people performance.
• Translate business objectives into measurable initiatives and annual operating plans.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews with executive leadership.
• Drive accountability for target attainment across all indirect teams.

Process Excellence & Standardization

• Develop and institutionalize global standard work across indirect supply chain.
• Establish governance frameworks, playbooks, operating procedures, and controls.
• Eliminate process variation across regions and categories.
• Create scalable operating models that improve consistency, quality, and speed.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and process optimization methods.
• Develop service level agreements and performance standards for critical processes.

Transformation & Value Creation

• Build and execute the Indirect Supply Chain transformation roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to simplify work, automate activities, and digitize workflows.
• Lead deployment of AI, analytics, and digital sourcing solutions.
• Implement enterprise-wide programs that improve savings capture, sourcing effectiveness, and operational productivity.
• Establish mechanisms to quantify value realization and business impact.
• Drive organizational change management and capability adoption

Savings & Productivity Leadership

• Partner with category teams to identify and unlock incremental savings opportunities.
• Create transparency to sourcing pipelines, market testing, control towers, compliance, and spend management activities.
• Benchmark internal and external performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop productivity frameworks and resource utilization metrics.
• Ensure savings reporting and value capture methodologies are consistent globally.

Industrial Program Management

• Lead Indirect Program Management for major industrial programs, including batteries, powertrains, and vehicles.
• Integrate Indirect Supply Chain requirements into program timing, sourcing strategies, budgets, and launch plans.
• Ensure facilities, equipment, supplies, and services are sourced and available to support program milestones and production readiness.
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution, supplier readiness, and execution against timing, cost, quality, and risk targets.
• Maintain visibility to program sourcing status, cost performance, risks, owners, and recovery actions.
• Deliver program requirements on time and at or below established cost targets.