Purchasing Manager, Supply Chain - Lighting

Ford • Dearborn, MI

5d • $115,500 - $218,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager for Lighting leads a team responsible for sourcing high-quality components and delivering program-level cost, quality, material efficiency, and on-time delivery targets throughout the program lifecycle. The role shapes a resilient supply chain and owns supplier relationship strategy, using proactive engagement to improve supplier performance, capture innovation, and mitigate commercial and operational risks.

The manager defines and executes long-term Lighting commodity strategies aligned with corporate objectives, securing sustainable supply and market competitiveness, including sourcing plans for future programs. In partnership with cross-functional strategic teams, the role assesses supply-base footprint and supplier financial health, monitors emerging technologies and market trends, develops commodity resilience strategies, and turns insights into sourcing and risk-mitigation plans. This is a leadership-level 6 hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of strategic buying or sourcing experience, including at least 2 years of team leadership experience.
• Energetic leadership style and strong commitment to building, developing, and leading a high-performing team.
• Disciplined, process-oriented approach to establishing sustainable governance and operational rigor and driving measurable results.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, apply organizational acumen and market awareness, and identify, prioritize, and maintain focus on key objectives.
• Demonstrated expertise in purchasing systems, sourcing tools, and standard procurement procedures.
• Advanced negotiation capabilities and a proven track record of creating leverage in offensive and defensive scenarios.
• Excellent persuasive written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop proposals, reports, and plans that secure commitment from business leaders.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of strategic buying, sourcing, or procurement experience, preferably in a complex organizational environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams, driving strategic procurement initiatives, and delivering measurable business results.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Buyers to achieve program-level cost, quality, and material efficiency targets across the full program lifecycle.
• Own the supplier relationship strategy for Lighting and implement proactive engagement to enhance supplier performance, capture innovation, and mitigate commercial and operational risks.
• Define and execute long-term Lighting commodity strategies aligned with corporate objectives to secure sustainable supply and maintain market competitiveness.
• Develop sourcing plans for future programs.
• Partner with cross-functional strategic teams to assess supply-base footprint and supplier financial health, monitor emerging technologies and market trends, develop commodity resilience strategies, and translate insights into sourcing and risk-mitigation plans.

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.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Generous 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