Ford Customer Service Division- Commodity Buyer
About The Position
The Commodity Buyer is a direct purchasing role within Ford Customer Service Division’s purchasing organization. The Buyer leads commercial negotiations, supports critical supply issues, and manages material costs for assigned suppliers. The role works with cross-functional teams to identify process and cost improvements, support supplier management strategies, and ensure compliance with Ford standards. The position covers sourcing and supplier management for service supply and related commodity categories. It includes leading end-to-end sourcing activities, improving availability and material flow, supporting launch readiness, monitoring supplier performance and costs, and using data-driven analysis to deliver and track savings. The position is hybrid; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location may be required to work onsite four or more days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, or procurement, including ownership of supplier relationships and spend categories.
- At least 5 years of proven ability to deliver measurable cost savings through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and demand optimization, including managing spend portfolios and tracking forecasted versus realized results.
- Strong analytical capability, including evaluating supplier cost structures such as materials, labor, overhead, logistics, and packaging to drive cost control and mitigate increases.
- Demonstrated success managing complex commodities and developing effective sourcing strategies in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder influence skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and drive results.
- Self-motivated, highly organized leader with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently while contributing to team success.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting a Tier 1 or OEM supply chain.
- Knowledge of underbody components or underbody vehicle architecture.
Responsibilities
- Identify and execute cost-reduction opportunities in service supply and related commodity categories.
- Evaluate and mitigate supplier cost-increase requests through data-driven analysis and negotiation.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies to improve cost, quality, and delivery performance.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFQs, supplier selection, and contract execution for new and existing parts.
- Manage supplier relationships and drive accountability for supplier performance, capacity, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure adherence to supplier quality requirements and support resolution of quality or delivery issues.
- Improve service supply availability, packaging efficiency, and material flow.
- Partner with suppliers to optimize operations, reduce waste, and improve supply efficiency.
- Support launch readiness and ensure timely sourcing and availability of new parts.
- Collaborate with supply chain, operations, finance, engineering, and commercial teams to align sourcing strategies with business objectives.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and process improvement using cross-functional insights.
- Coordinate across functions to execute sourcing decisions and supplier strategies.
- Analyze supplier performance, cost structures, and operational data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Track and report savings performance, including realized versus forecasted results.
- Drive continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making and performance management.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days.
- Paid parental leave and new-parent ramp-up programs.
- Subsidized backup child care.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance.
- Employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- 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
