Buyer, Power Electronics

Ford • Dearborn, MI

5d • $99,100 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

As Ford accelerates its transition to an all-electric future, we are seeking a Senior Buyer – Power Electronics to lead sourcing execution and support commodity strategy for critical power electronics across Ford's Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) portfolio. In this role, you will partner with engineering, finance, manufacturing, and global purchasing teams across North America, Europe, China, and joint ventures to deliver competitive cost, quality, delivery, and technology solutions for next-generation vehicle programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or a related commercial function within the automotive, electronics, or manufacturing industry.
• Experience leading supplier negotiations, commercial sourcing activities, cost analysis, and contract execution.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and suppliers in a technical product development environment.
• Knowledge of power electronics or electronic components, including manufacturing processes, BOM structures, tooling investments, and key cost drivers.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, project management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and supplier partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience sourcing power electronics or electronic components from global Tier 1 suppliers.
• Knowledge of Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) systems and high-voltage architectures.
• Experience supporting global sourcing organizations across North America, Europe, China, and/or joint ventures.
• Experience with purchasing systems, strategic sourcing tools, and cost modeling methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing execution across multiple vehicle programs for power electronics commodities, which may include DC-DC Converters, On-Board Chargers (OBC), Power Inverters, Battery Management Systems (BMS), Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs), electronic assemblies, or related components.
• Own the end-to-end sourcing process, including supplier market assessments, RFIs/RFQs, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
• Drive competitive cost performance through should-cost analysis, benchmarking, cost estimating, and fact-based negotiations to achieve program targets and identify ongoing cost reduction opportunities.
• Partner with engineering to understand product designs, bill of material (BOM) structures, manufacturing processes, and key cost drivers.
• Develop and execute commodity and supply base strategies, including sourcing plans, pricing, tooling, and capacity planning.
• Manage sourcing deliverables to ensure alignment with engineering milestones, vehicle program timing, and launch objectives.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to proactively identify and mitigate commercial, supply, and capacity risks.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement across cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and technology.

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: Senior