Manager, Ford Pro/Truck Strategy

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is seeking a strategic, analytical, and influential leader to serve as Portfolio Strategy Manager for Ford Pro and Truck across North America. The role shapes the future product portfolio by translating market dynamics, customer insights, and business constraints into actionable strategies that drive profitable growth and strengthen Ford’s competitive position globally. This high-visibility position requires synthesizing complexity, building compelling business cases, and influencing senior leadership decision-making.

The position leads portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck, conducts market and competitive analysis, develops portfolio studies and business cases, and presents recommendations to senior leadership. It also manages strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies. The role is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field.
• Significant experience in strategy, portfolio planning, product strategy, management consulting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen and experience building business cases and investment recommendations.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Automotive industry experience, particularly in product or portfolio planning.
• Experience leading and developing teams, and managing budgets and resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck across North America, aligning with regional priorities and Ford’s global enterprise strategy.
• Conduct segment “chessboard” analysis to identify market opportunities, competitive threats, and white-space segments, and inform where and how Ford should compete.
• Lead portfolio studies considering regulatory environments, powertrain mix, capital allocation, and market-specific demand, in partnership with Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Finance.
• Develop business cases quantifying the financial, operational, and strategic implications of portfolio recommendations.
• Present recommendations to senior leadership using clear communication, compelling storytelling, and data-driven narratives.
• Manage strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies, ensuring workstreams progress on schedule and deliver insights for portfolio decisions.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including 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.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager