Director, Supply Chain - Exteriors

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

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About The Position

The Director, Supply Chain – Exteriors will be a member of the Supply Chain leadership team and report to the Global Director, Supply Chain - Exterior and Structural Systems. This role will lead a large global organization consisting of senior managers, managers, and individual contributors, while influencing cross-functional teams across the enterprise. Ford’s Supply Chain team works to ensure that parts sourced from around the globe are of the highest quality, at optimal cost, and delivered on time. We aim to build strong relationships with the supply base so that Ford can produce vehicles that our customers want and value. Building and maintaining strong, mutually beneficial relationships with a diverse range of suppliers helps us lower costs, improve quality, and make progress toward our sustainability goals. We recognize that a diverse supply base is an integral part of our overall success, providing fresh perspectives that lead to cutting-edge innovations and accelerated business development. We continue to foster productive relationships from a wide range of backgrounds to meet our customers’ needs and expectations. This role will be instrumental in defining and executing the long-term sourcing and supply chain strategy for the Exteriors portfolio, including resiliency, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability, and innovation objectives. We are seeking a strategic executive with extensive experience leading global supply chains and large organizations. This role will leverage data, market intelligence, and industry expertise to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, influence business decisions, and drive sustainable competitive advantage.

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading global supply chains and large organizations.
• Proven success in leadership roles with a demonstrated ability to drive enterprise-wide transformation and business results.
• Experience in development and execution of global commodity and supply chain strategies aligned with corporate objectives, product roadmaps, and growth priorities.
• Experience in establishing and governing sourcing and material cost roadmaps, value creation strategies, and long-term opportunity pipelines.
• Experience in building and managing strategic supplier partnerships while leveraging advanced cost analytics and market intelligence.
• Experience in driving enterprise resiliency planning, risk management, and supply continuity strategies across global operations.
• Experience in leading organizational capability development and succession planning while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large global organization consisting of senior managers, managers, and individual contributors.
• Influence cross-functional teams across the enterprise.
• Define and execute the long-term sourcing and supply chain strategy for the Exteriors portfolio, including resiliency, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability, and innovation objectives.
• Leverage data, market intelligence, and industry expertise to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, influence business decisions, and drive sustainable competitive advantage.
• Develop and execute global commodity and supply chain strategies aligned with corporate objectives, product roadmaps, and growth priorities.
• Establish and govern sourcing and material cost roadmaps, value creation strategies, and long-term opportunity pipelines.
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships while leveraging advanced cost analytics and market intelligence.
• Drive enterprise resiliency planning, risk management, and supply continuity strategies across global operations.
• Lead organizational capability development and succession planning while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed