North American Transportation Yard Management Supervisor
About The Position
The NAML Yard Management Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that there are processes and enablers in place to allow for the optimal trailer flow from the Plant Bullpens to the Plant Docks at cost budget and with minimal production disruptions. Lead the strategic coordination and optimization of the trailer flow process between Plant Bullpens and Plant Docks across all Ford North American (NA) facilities. In this highly cross-functional role, you will establish performance standards, map common Switching and Yard Management (SYM) business processes—including physical and data flows and FMEAs—and drive bullpen reduction actions to keep plants operating within capacity constraints. You will partner closely with local Plant teams, Purchasing, and Finance to minimize Driver and Trailer Dwell, manage SYM budgets, author Statements of Work (SOW) for market tests, and oversee shuttling invoice approvals. Additionally, you will collaborate with Ford Land to procure off-site lots and complete business cases (PAR, MEARS, PO) while working with MFE and the NAML Planning Team to ensure new model programs have adequate bullpen capacity and equipment funding. A key focus of this role will be driving digital transformation by partnering with Ford IT and vendors to launch the new PINC Yard Management System (YMS) across NA, deploying hardware enablers like FastGate and MRTs, integrating new Rack Tendering Processes, and training Ford, Penske, and plant personnel. Throughout all operations, you will actively promote a diverse and inclusive culture and maintain strict compliance with Ford’s Anti-Harassment (B-110) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies.
Requirements
- Experience in leading strategic coordination and optimization of trailer flow processes.
- Experience in establishing performance standards.
- Experience in mapping business processes, including physical and data flows and FMEAs.
- Experience in driving process improvement actions.
- Experience in partnering with cross-functional teams (Plant teams, Purchasing, Finance, IT, Ford Land, MFE, NAML Planning Team).
- Experience in managing budgets.
- Experience in authoring Statements of Work (SOW).
- Experience in overseeing invoice approvals.
- Experience in procuring off-site lots and completing business cases.
- Experience in ensuring capacity and funding for new model programs.
- Experience in driving digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience in launching new systems (e.g., Yard Management System).
- Experience in deploying hardware enablers.
- Experience in integrating new processes.
- Experience in training personnel.
- Knowledge of Ford’s Anti-Harassment (B-110) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies.
Responsibilities
- Ensure processes and enablers are in place for optimal trailer flow from Plant Bullpens to Plant Docks within budget and with minimal production disruptions.
- Lead strategic coordination and optimization of trailer flow processes between Plant Bullpens and Plant Docks across all Ford North American (NA) facilities.
- Establish performance standards.
- Map common Switching and Yard Management (SYM) business processes, including physical and data flows and FMEAs.
- Drive bullpen reduction actions to keep plants operating within capacity constraints.
- Partner with local Plant teams, Purchasing, and Finance to minimize Driver and Trailer Dwell.
- Manage SYM budgets.
- Author Statements of Work (SOW) for market tests.
- Oversee shuttling invoice approvals.
- Collaborate with Ford Land to procure off-site lots and complete business cases (PAR, MEARS, PO).
- Work with MFE and the NAML Planning Team to ensure new model programs have adequate bullpen capacity and equipment funding.
- Drive digital transformation by partnering with Ford IT and vendors to launch the new PINC Yard Management System (YMS) across NA.
- Deploy hardware enablers like FastGate and MRTs.
- Integrate new Rack Tendering Processes.
- Train Ford, Penske, and plant personnel.
- Actively promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Maintain strict compliance with Ford’s Anti-Harassment (B-110) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
