Supplier EDI Onboarding & Portal Specialist, Ford Energy

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Project Manager, Supplier Collaboration & Integrations, this role leads supplier-facing technology and integration work for Ford Energy’s implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. The position drives implementation of supplier capabilities in SAP SCC, including the supplier portal, label creation, and EDI integration, and coordinates SAP BTP integrations with logistics providers, customs brokers, and other third parties. It connects business requirements, supplier readiness, technical delivery, and operational execution across procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, IT, suppliers, and external partners.

The role maintains plans and governance across supplier collaboration and integration workstreams, manages scope, milestones, dependencies, decisions, risks, testing, and issues, and supports cutover, operational handoffs, and post-go-live support. It is a delivery-focused individual-contributor role that influences internal and external partners without direct authority or people-management responsibility.

The position is based in Dearborn, Michigan, with a hybrid requirement to be onsite four or more days per week and domestic travel up to 20%. The role is initially employed by Ford and is expected to transition to Ford’s wholly owned Battery Energy Storage Systems subsidiary within one year. The salary range is $86,600–$144,900. Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in project management, program coordination, systems implementation, or a similar cross-functional role within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating supplier onboarding for enterprise systems or supply chain processes.
• Experience implementing, managing, or supporting SAP SCC supplier collaboration capabilities.
• Ability to manage plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, testing, and issues across multiple teams.
• Working knowledge of enterprise integrations, including EDI and SAP BTP integrations with external partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to coordinate internal teams and external partners without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to manage details, surface blockers, and drive decisions and actions to closure.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
• Ability to meet the hybrid onsite requirement of four or more days per week and domestic travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting an SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation.
• Familiarity with supplier collaboration, procurement, logistics, customs, shipping, or manufacturing processes.
• Experience coordinating requirements, testing, and implementation for supplier label creation.
• Experience coordinating integrations with logistics providers, customs brokers, EDI providers, or other external partners.
• Experience with SAP BTP integration delivery or coordination.
• Experience with supplier communications, training, testing, cutover, and post-launch support.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, energy, or other complex operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier onboarding for SAP SCC, including onboarding plans, supplier readiness, communications, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate delivery of supplier portal processes and ensure requirements are understood by business and technical teams.
• Coordinate requirements, testing, and implementation for supplier label creation.
• Plan and deliver supplier EDI connections, coordinating partners, testing, and issue resolution.
• Identify supplier training, process, and support needs in preparation for go-live.
• Coordinate SAP BTP integrations connecting SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP SCC with logistics providers, customs brokers, and other third parties.
• Align business, architecture, SAP, integration, and partner teams on scope, data flows, and responsibilities.
• Manage integration milestones, partner readiness, environments, and testing dependencies.
• Coordinate end-to-end testing, defect triage, and issue resolution across internal and external teams.
• Support deployment planning, operational handoffs, and post-go-live support for supplier and partner integrations.
• Build and maintain plans tracking scope, milestones, dependencies, decisions, and success measures across workstreams.
• Maintain visibility of risks and issues and escalate blockers before they threaten delivery or supplier readiness.
• Facilitate working sessions and maintain alignment among business teams, IT, suppliers, and implementation partners.
• Provide status updates and decision materials for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Follow actions and decisions through to completion and maintain readiness visibility through go-live.

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.
• 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: Mid Level