Regional Transportation Manager

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love. Regional Transportation Manager will be responsible for all parts inbound to Ford plants moved via premium truck and air providers and assist in rack return movements back to Ford Internal and Tier 1 suppliers. The RTM will be responsible to drive cost improvements their business roles.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience interfacing with plant personnel; staff MP&L (MFE, SCM, etc.) and cross-functional (Purchasing, Lead Logistics Providers, etc.) teams.
• 1+ years of Parts Follow Up
• 1+ years of experience using CMMS
• Strong understanding of MP&L (CMMS, Data Warehouse) and Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) systems.
• Travel will be required to the plants the RTM supports.
• Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within the NAML organization, SCM, preferred, and a strong knowledge of logistical operations.
• Experience leading the resolution of plant, supplier, carrier, and other MP&L issues to ensure plant production.
• Strong analytical skill set, coupled with decision-making capability, including a background in Alteryx, Power BI, and/or Tableau.
• Ability to self-motivate, strong time-management skills, emotional resilience, and work under pressure and time commitments.
• Plant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement freight efficiencies to achieve calendarized and annualized targets.
• Develop logistics commodity strategies with the Transportation Purchasing Organization.
• Manage, track, and escalate critical premium freight moves. Including consistent monitoring of the 10 am premium logistics provider chat.
• Manage metrics and performance of the premium freight bid board solution.
• Support TPO in helping carriers react to changes at the least cost.
• Manage inbound freight cost by identifying and implementing improvements and tracking physicals.
• Audit and dispute logistics provider billing discrepancies via bid board processes.
• Interface with Plant Group Managers and MP&L Managers to manage logistics-related issues between plants, suppliers, and carriers.
• Monitoring Cube Utilization, Brokering, Add/Cancel metrics, Rack Return-to-plan
• Interface with Lead Logistics Provider to ensure quality and timely delivery of services.
• Lead launch of Bid Board 2.0 Process to Ensure Competition in premium provider space.
• Maintain or improve the 5.8 sigma rating for the overall quality performance level for production disruptions.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed