External Warehouse Operations and Strategy Lead
About The Position
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? In this position... As an External Warehouse Operations and Strategy Lead, you will drive the operational excellence and strategic evolution of our inbound material flow through External Warehouses. This role requires navigating a fast-moving landscape to unify Manufacturing, Logistics, and Purchasing objectives, ensuring our external warehouse operations are optimized for maximum throughput and efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Material Flow Engineering or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
- 3+ years of material flow and logistics experience
- Microsoft suite experience is required
- Strong data analytics background
- Willing to travel
- Strong understanding of lean material flow strategies & lean manufacturing processes
Responsibilities
- Drive the Network: Take the wheel of Ford’s external warehouse lifecycle—from the first blueprint to long-term operational success.
- Influence the Roadmap: Dive into new model studies to determine exactly how our supply chain adapts to the next generation of Ford innovation.
- Champion Synergy: Build unbreakable partnerships with 3PL providers and internal plant teams to ensure seamless execution.
- Mastermind Efficiency: Hunt down cost savings and flow optimizations across the entire enterprise, turning logistics into a competitive advantage.
- Optimize the Floor: Lead the charge on RWM and sequencing transitions to create a leaner, faster, and smarter inbound material flow.
- Fuel Data-Driven Growth: Create and refine the KPIs that push our warehouse operations to new heights.
- Dynamic Field Presence: Take your expertise on the road, with 25%–40% travel to engage with our most critical sites.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
