Senior Global Supply Chain Manager

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

17d • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Global Supply Chain Manager We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? In this position... The Senior Global Supply Chain Manager is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing a significant and complex portfolio within Ford's global purchasing and supply chain operations. This role requires extensive experience, visionary leadership, and a proven ability to develop and implement innovative strategies that drive significant optimization, foster innovation, and catalyze transformative change across the supply chain. The successful candidate will be a primary catalyst for broader supply chain transformation, championing groundbreaking approaches and acting as a thought leader and trendsetter. This requires exceptional resilience, deep business acumen, elite negotiation capabilities, and a relentless "play-to-win" attitude.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field
• 8+ years of extensive experience in global purchasing, strategic supply chain management, or commodity management, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role demonstrating significant impact on negotiations, innovation, and change management.
• Deep and nuanced understanding of complex global supply chain dynamics, including advanced manufacturing processes, cutting-edge materials, emerging technologies, and geopolitical/macroeconomic factors.
• Proven track record of successfully building, leading, and developing high-performing, innovative teams that drive strategic outcomes.
• Expertise in advanced strategic sourcing methodologies, complex negotiation strategies, supply chain digitalization, and emerging procurement technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain).

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline highly preferred.
• Exceptional strategic planning, advanced analytical, and complex problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to envision and implement transformative solutions.
• Superior communication, executive-level presentation, and influential leadership skills, with extensive experience presenting to and influencing senior leadership and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and direct leadership to a high-performing team of supply chain managers, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop, champion, and implement long-term, visionary global purchasing and sourcing strategies that are intricately aligned with Ford's overarching business objectives, including future product roadmaps and sustainability goals.
• Strategically manage a large, complex portfolio of critical categories/commodities, ensuring aggressive cost optimization, proactive risk mitigation, and building unparalleled supply chain resilience and agility through innovative approaches.
• Lead and orchestrate high-level cross-functional collaboration across numerous departments, global regions, and executive stakeholders to drive consensus and implement holistic sourcing solutions.
• Pioneer the development and implementation of cutting-edge cost models, negotiation strategies, and advanced forecasting techniques to drive significant financial advantages and market leadership.
• Cultivate and manage critical, strategic supplier relationships at an executive level, fostering deep collaboration, co-creation, and driving breakthrough innovation from the supply base.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate complex supply chain risks, including geopolitical shifts, environmental factors, technological disruptions, and market volatility, implementing innovative risk management solutions.
• Initiate, lead, and drive large-scale continuous improvement and transformative initiatives across the entire supply chain, challenging existing paradigms and implementing disruptive technologies and processes.
• Develop, manage, and strategically allocate significant budgets and resources to achieve aggressive purchasing and supply chain objectives.
• Mentor, coach, and develop future leaders within the team, fostering a culture of innovation, high performance, and strategic thinking.
• Articulate and present compelling strategic supply chain plans, negotiation outcomes, and innovative recommendations to executive leadership, influencing key business decisions.

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: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees