Project Manager - Tariff Analyst

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The automotive industry is amid significant disruption and change with an increasingly complex global supply chain, enormous amounts of capital investment towards electrification, and a digital transformation of the way large enterprises do business. The Ford Supply Chain Organization has recently created a Project Management Office (PMO) to drive sense of urgency and disciplined execution of key projects, identify interdependencies and connect within Supply Chain and enterprise-wide on broader initiatives, and foster learnings to enhance functional routines and impact. We are hiring a Project Manager - Tariff Analyst to help build and scale the supply chain PMO.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree discipline in Project Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of project management experience in cross-functional, and matrixed organizations (e.g. PMO, strategy & business operations, management consulting, corporate strategy, Supply Chain Function)
• Proficiency using PowerPoint to create presentations that can be tailored to different audiences
• Proficiency using Excel to create data analysis to inform storytelling (e.g., pivot tables, lookups)
• Experience using Project Management tools and software (e.g. Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft Project)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

Nice To Haves

• Supplier Related Tariff Experience
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, operations, or related fields
• Customer-centric mindset / prior experience in product management
• Knowledge of Power BI, Alteryx, Ariba, SAP,helpful but not required
• Master’s degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering, or related field

Responsibilities

• Aggregate and manage all requests for supplier tariff coverage, balancing the appropriate mix of cash payments and offset credits.
• Ensure the strategic balance between supplier payment expediency and financial accuracy to ensure Ford pays the appropriate amounts.
• Lead the recovery of supplier payments via offset credit retroactive recovery initiatives.
• Manage the end-to-end (E2E) contract cycle related to tariffs, ensuring all commercial agreements are executed and maintained.
• Proactively identify components requiring tariff coverage in new programs and work with PD and Procurement to align on the financial and contractual strategy.
• Primary point of contact between Supply Chain, PD, Finance, Operations, and Programs Teams regarding tariff coverage and contract status.
• Effectively lead communications on project status, issues, and key risks to senior management and cross-functional partners, fostering collaborative relationships.
• Lead business case discussions and reviews for component resourcing and tariff mitigation impacts.
• Drive process improvements in the tariff request and recovery workflow to enhance efficiency, transparency, and financial compliance across the enterprise.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

What This Job Offers

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