Ford Pro Upfitter Specialist

Ford • ,

4d • $90,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Ford Pro Upfitter Specialist (FPU Specialist) is responsible for leading Ford Pro’s relationship with and evaluation of upfitters in the Ford Pro Upfitter Qualification Program. This role serves as the primary lead and subject matter expert for upfitters gaining and maintaining FPU Qualification and data submission compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• 5+ years of automotive or manufacturing experience
• Strong knowledge of operations and engineering quality processes.
• Strong communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 70% or as needed to support customer and partner engagement.

Nice To Haves

• Proven ability to manage strategic customer relationships and cross-functional partnerships.
• Ability to analyze fleet needs, product timing, and total cost of ownership considerations.
• Knowledge of upfitter operations, commercial vehicle solutions, and Ford Pro systems.
• Currently lives in the East Coast or South East.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate eligible upfitters on the Ford Pro Upfitter Program requirements focused on operations and engineering quality processes and qualify/deny upfitters into the program.
• Travel to customer locations for face-to-face meetings to evaluate facilities on Ford Pro Upfitter program requirements and strengthen relationships with Ford Pro and the Ford Pro Upfit Team.
• Achieve objectives and key results with qualified FPU upfitters, including milestone completion and adherence to FPU program requirements.
• Refine and execute the FPU go-to-market strategy to enroll and certify new upfitters.
• Provide counsel to fleet customers on new product offerings, production and distribution timing.
• Represent Ford Pro at fleet conventions, industry associations, and other local and national fleet events.
• Support national coverage across assigned customers and partners.

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