Supply Chain Project Manager

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

3h • Hybrid

About The Position

Supply Chain Project 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 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 to help build and scale the supply chain PMO. This individual will report to the PMO leader and manage a collection of projects either centrally led from the PMO office or by adjacent teams in supply chain or other departments.

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)
• 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

• 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
• PMP training / certification

Responsibilities

• Agile Project Management: Lead multiple projects simultaneously from initiation to closure, coordinating resources and ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget
• Business Acumen and Analytics Prowess : Help scope and prioritize projects that drive the most business value; define and track KPIs and metrics to measure success and drive adoption
• Comfort with Ambiguity: Gather, synthesize, and analysis unstructured information to identify patterns and trends; work on complex topics across supply chain categories and regions
• Forward Thinking, Strategic Mindset : Proactively identify obstacles and produce actionable solutions that drive lasting organizational behavior change
• Lean Management Principles: Incorporate lean management principles into approach to work
• Relationship Building: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success
• Leadership Without Authority: Influence leaders and key decision-makers in adjacent organizations
• Storytelling: Create and deliver presentations to leaders on project status, obstacles, and outcomes
• Embodiment of FordOS Behaviors Excellence: Deliver It. Own It. Focus: Do Only What Matters. Bias For Action. Collaboration: Seek To Understand. Solve Together.

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