Air Induction Buyer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Ford Purchasing 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, you will lead strategic sourcing of a critical commodity within Ford’s Global Supply Chain organization. This is a high-impact individual contributor role including early influence on product and supplier decisions. In this role you will operate at the center of key decisions—partnering with engineering, manufacturing, and leadership to shape sourcing strategy and influence program success. This role—Buyer North America Air Induction Systems—offers strong visibility and the ability to make immediate contributions to Ford’s success.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience
• Experience working with manufacturing environments and cost driver

Nice To Haves

• Proven ability to lead through influence in cross-functional environments
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capability
• Experience developing sourcing or commodity strategies
• Advanced analytical skills, including cost modeling and financial evaluation
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Define and execute sourcing strategies that strengthen cost competitiveness and product value
• Build and actively shape a forward-looking supplier portfolio aligned to emerging technologies and market trends
• Lead complex negotiations and create strategic leverage across the supply base
• Influence early design and engineering decisions to optimize cost and manufacturability
• Deliver material cost strategies that drive margin improvement and long-term competitiveness
• Deliver clear, data-driven recommendations that drive business decisions
• Anticipate risk and develop resilient supply strategies in a dynamic global environment
• Hold suppliers accountable to high standards of quality, performance, and innovation

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level