Category Implementation-Iron Blocks(Engine Components)

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

3d • $74,300 - $166,200 • 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 develop sourcing plans enabling completion of commercial negotiations and strategic sourcing to support supplier onboard dates while delivering program targets. You will lead the target sign-off process with match-pairs, prepare RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations and complete Commercial Agreements. You will also lead the QCDR process including plans to deliver full year objectives for commodity suppliers, develop and maintain strong supplier partnerships, and lead supplier commercial negotiations to drive cost reduction strategies. Additionally, you will assist in managing the category strategy (CBP) across regions with annual updates including identifying and developing suppliers to deliver quality, delivery and cost objectives, and complete critical upcoming sourcing decisions and work with new suppliers on industrialization plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 3+ years of direct automotive procurement and supply chain experience
• Travel as required to supply partners
• Be a leader - look at all existing processes and challenge if improvements could be made, regardless of scale
• Complete all systems training required to complete day-to-day operations of the Category Implementation role
• Attend internal and external workshops with key stakeholders for continued process improvements
• Hold effective working-level meetings with Supply partners (issue closure, communication, and relationship development)
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with engine castings commodities
• Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing plans enabling completion of commercial negotiations and strategic sourcing to support supplier onboard dates while delivering program targets.
• Lead target sign-off process with match-pairs, prepare RFQ's, evaluate supplier quotations and complete Commercial Agreements.
• Lead QCDR process including plans to deliver full year objectives for commodity suppliers.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier partnerships.
• Lead supplier commercial negotiations, drive cost reduction strategies.
• Assist in managing the category strategy (CBP) across regions with annual updates including identifying and developing suppliers to deliver quality, delivery and cost objectives.
• Complete critical upcoming sourcing decisions and work with new suppliers on industrialization plans.
• Strategic Planning, Sourcing & Negotiation
• Global Lead (NA & EU) for engine castings & components
• Co-lead and develop together with PD commodity strategies, along with deployment of strategy for ICE to BEV migration.
• Understand upcoming program sourcing and a key milestone in support of launch.
• Lead process to source on time and satisfy program targets, including working closely with PD to develop forward model cost targets.
• Drive/ lead Best Cost at J1, both through initial sourcing and design changes.
• Lead market tests and design competitions.
• Understand supplier cost, OCEs, and cost gaps.
• Provide feedback to valued supply partners on cost position relative to the market to build effective long-term, productive relationships.
• Support future Program Workshops - identify opportunities to achieve vehicle competitive pricing.
• Work with Product Development to understand the latest supply base footprint, financial health ratings, technologies, and trends.
• Understand and set cost savings goals to achieve on an annual basis by identifying pure commercial leverage versus design efficiencies and end-to-end supply chain improvements.
• Develop material cost roadmaps that deliver corporate objectives and ensure the long-term viability.
• Lead global supplier negotiation to support Quality, Cost, Delivery, Resilience (TVM, E2E, CRID, etc.), develop Action Plan to achieve these goals.
• Provide direct support to Supplier Quality and Material, Planning & Logistics where part quality and shortages become prevalent.
• Work with engineering to identify alternative technologies or sources of supply to maintain a consistent flow of product into Ford production facilities.
• Close all commercial issues in a timely, effective and competitive manner so as to not risk plant build objectives.

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