Buyer, Construction and Real Estate

Ford • Dearborn, MI

17h • $84,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

This Buyer position will be responsible for purchasing construction project services to support Ford’s vehicle production facilities as well as Ford Energy. The position is in Dearborn, Michigan, at the Product Development Center (PDC). The candidate can expect to interact with supplier (contractor) contacts within Michigan as well as across the U.S. The candidate will also interact with internal Ford personnel in North America, including Ford Land (including Finance), OGC and Manufacturing (Battery Manufacturing Engineering, BME), amongst other stakeholders.
Project Hickory Buyer

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.
What you'll do...
Commodities: Construction project services.
Current turnover ~ $50-500M; future turnover dependent on future project activity.

Requirements

• 3+ years of Purchasing policy, GT&C’s and process knowledge with Purchasing tools and systems. Prior Indirect experience is a plus.
• Ability to work with OGC and to dimension commercial requirements and risks for contract development.
• Ability to work with adjacent regional supply teams to create commercial leverage opportunities.
• Proven ability to develop and present sourcing recommendations to Executive leadership
• Willingness to travel (domestically) to projects, as required

Nice To Haves

• Curiosity and willingness to assess skills, identify gaps, develop plans and teach oneself.
• Ability to maintain positive attitude when faced with demanding internal and external customer expectations and changing requirements.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Strong negotiation skills with ability to create leverage.
• Good planning skills and ability to stay organized while managing multiple components and programs.
• Understanding and sensitivity to political, economic and cultural differences.

Responsibilities

• Lead process to source business, utilizing GCST/ISF as required, on time and satisfy project timing requirements.
• Work cross functionally with Ford Land and OGC to develop the appropriate construction contract to fit the desired construction delivery model and risk profile.
• Compile project cost data into AI/data analytics tools in effort to gain a deeper understanding of physical makeup of supplier costs, cost gaps, and benchmarking.
• Drive data transparency from the supply base to support fact-based negotiations to deliver section cost targets (i.e. reductions to eliminate cost gaps and meet department section/department objectives).
• Issue Ariba Purchase Orders for sourcing actions and project changes as required.
• Establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Ford Land, Manufacturing, Finance, 3rd party estimating support, OGC, etc.) and external stakeholders (contractors) to understand commercial positions, their needs and needs of the programs.
• Act as a leader and assist others within the group as necessary

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed