Supply Chain Resilience Lead

Ford, Inc; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Parental leave

Back-up childcare

Adoption assistance

Vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Supply Chain Resilience Lead to strengthen our global supply network through data-driven strategies and executive reporting. You will drive risk assessment, localization, and capacity expansion plans across tiers, leveraging advanced analytics and VSM to uncover hidden risks.

You will partner with Engineering, Finance, and Supplier Technical teams to execute de-risking plans, manage governance forums, and align CapEx decisions with business priorities.

Qualifications

• This role requires a bachelor's degree and 5+ years in supply chain, sourcing, or operations.
• Experience identifying supply chain risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Strong program management skills with governance and KPI tracking.
• Excellent communication to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present data-driven resilience strategies to executive leadership.
• Lead identification and mitigation of global supply chain risks across tiers.
• Drive value stream mapping to improve sub-tier visibility.
• Manage resilience governance, cross-functional forums, and KPI scorecards.
• Evaluate CapEx, tooling, and cost-of-inaction analyses.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, and Supplier teams to execute de-risking plans.
• Lead supplier engagement on capacity, safety stock, and transitions.

Skills

Data-driven mindset

Executive presentation

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical decision-making

Risk management

Strategic thinking

AI/data analytics awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

KPI scorecards

AI analytics tools

Job description

Supply Chain Resilience Lead

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.

In this position...

This role will focus on three main areas: Learning, Strategizing, Delivering. Each Supply Chain vulnerability has a unique business problem that requires thinking through “How do we best solve this to protect Ford?”. Each day is a new “case study” in Supply Chain continuity. Our team jointly works a strategy using modeling we’re creating through our internal feedback loops & learning. The result will be driving approval and launch of our resilience plans to protect Ford.

This role has regular exposure to senior leadership within Ford.Candidates are expected to be comfortable presenting complex material in a concise, data-driven way and should have aspirations for upward mobility within Ford.

What you'll do...

• Develop and present data-driven resilience strategies (e.g., dual sourcing, localization, capacity expansion) to executive leadership.
• Lead identification and mitigation of global supply chain risks, including Tier 1/Tier 2 dependencies, single-source exposure, and geopolitical constraints.
• Drive value stream mapping (VSM) to improve sub-tier visibility and uncover systemic risks.
• Manage resilience governance, including cross-functional forums, KPI scorecards, and prioritization of critical supply risks.
• Evaluate financial trade-offs of mitigation strategies, including CapEx, tooling, and cost-of-inaction analyses.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, and Supplier Technical teams to execute de-risking plans and ensure quality/validation compliance.
• Lead supplier engagement on capacity, safety stock (“banking”), and transition strategies.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, sourcing, procurement, or operations within automotive or complex manufacturing.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience identifying supply chain risks and executing mitigation strategies (e.g., dual sourcing, supplier transitions, localization), ensuring supply chain continuity and resilience.
• 5+ years of experience with strong program management skills, including leading cross-functional initiatives, governance forums, and KPI/scorecard tracking.

Even better, you may have...

• Proven ability to build and present business cases, including financial analysis of CapEx, tooling, and risk trade-offs.
• Experience collaborating with Engineering, Finance, and Supplier Quality/Technical teams to deliver sourcing outcomes.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with experience applying data analytics to solve complex supply chain challenges.
• Experience leveraging AI tools or advanced analytics to enhance forecasting, risk identification, and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated complex problem-solving skills in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Effective communication skills with experience influencing senior leadership.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, including negotiations, capacity planning, and delivery risk mitigation.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives based on business impact, lead times, and production risk.
• Experience working in fast-paced, global environments with shifting supply and demand dynamics.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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 of the above?

• No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, https://fordcareers.co/GSR

• This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.,
• This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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