Category Implementation Buyer - Electric Drive Units for BEV, HEV, EREV
About The Position
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. 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 manage high-value, forward-looking technology that is key to delivering Ford’s electric vehicle strategy. The Category Implementation Buyer for Electric Drive Units will manage components such as PDU (Primary Drive Unit), SDU (Secondary Drive Unit), MHT (Manual Hybrid Transmission) Module, Generator, and eBeam (Electric Beam Axle). These are complex assemblies that combine eMotor, Inverter and Gearbox to literally propel our electric vehicles forward. What you'll do... Engage early in the vehicle-program and product-definition life cycles, collaborate with extensive x-functional teams, gain deep understanding of product cost structure, and integrate sourcing and product strategies to deliver excellent cost and quality for our customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field of study
- 5+ years of expertise in Purchasing, Commodity Procurement and Sourcing experience
- 5+ years of expertise in Purchasing policy and process knowledge with experience using Purchasing tools and Systems.
- Project Management skills
- Ability to clearly present recommendations to leadership
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, negotiation and analytical skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable decision-making
- Comfortable dealing with internal and external conflicts
Nice To Haves
- Continuous pursuit of learning and development to drive commodity expertise
- Experience with eMotors, invertors, or vehicle electrification
- Persuasive and convincing communication skills (e.g., proposals, reports, plans) to secure commitment from business leaders
- Ability to develop and successfully execute negotiations strategy
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes
- Big Picture / Strategic Mindset (Must be able to drive the future of the commodity)
- Creative thinker and problem solver
- Highly organized self-starter with demonstrated leadership skills
Responsibilities
- Develop sourcing strategies in collaboration with Engineering and Advance Product Planning
- Lead sourcing projects and facilitate cross-functional alignment to deliver sourcing recommendations at competitive prices, on time, and with supply chain resilience
- Explore the marketplace and develop category expertise that allows you to enhance and challenge our category strategies
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and resolve any issues that may arise
- Identify and secure cost reductions and negotiate cost avoidances
- Assist in the resolution of cost, quality, and delivery issues affecting supply
- Work closely with others to meet deadlines with excellence; drive others to deliver required materials on time and with quality
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
