Strategic Sourcing Leader, EV/Automotive (Hybrid)

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI seeks an Advanced Sourcing Buyer to lead global supplier strategies for EV programs and to negotiate contracts while managing end-to-end supply chains.

You will partner with Engineering and Finance to optimize cost, quality, and delivery, ensure supplier readiness, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven negotiations and supplier evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business or related field.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in procurement, preferably within the Automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing initiatives for commodities including sending RFQs, cost analytics, supplier negotiations, and contract execution.
• Manage the cost, quality, and delivery of commodity over program lifetime
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their requirements and provide sourcing solutions that align with business goals.
• Conduct supplier evaluations and develop should-cost tools, together with engineering, to drive fact-based negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and resolve any issues that may arise.
• Monitor market trends, industry developments, and relevant material indices to identify opportunities for cost savings and product improvements.
• Work directly with Engineering counterparts to understand development timelines with suppliers in great detail to enable the creation of creative commercial agreements that will help meet Ford's commercial and cost requirements for the project.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards in all sourcing activities.
• Onboard new suppliers to Ford processes including evaluation of end-to-end supply chain readiness.
• Promote transparency and management of entire supply chain value stream with suppliers.
• Drive full ownership of your commodities, end to end.
• Promote efficiency and simplicity in operations and processes.
• Bring a proactive mindset and approach challenges as opportunities, not roadblocks.

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing strategy

Cost analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Procurement systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business or related field

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI seeks an Advanced Sourcing Buyer to lead global supplier strategies for EV programs and to negotiate contracts while managing end-to-end supply chains.

You will partner with Engineering and Finance to optimize cost, quality, and delivery, ensure supplier readiness, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven negotiations and supplier evaluations.