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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• Candidates for positions with Ford Component Sales, LLC 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

• 2+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, or commercial negotiations

Responsibilities

• Manages commercial relationships and negotiations with the supplier network to secure competitive pricing, optimal lead times, and reliable supply of parts and services.
• Aligns purchasing activities with business objectives to ensure cost-efficiency, mitigate commercial risk, and support uninterrupted production and program launches.
• Negotiates piece pricing, lead times, and minimum order quantities (MOQs) while validating cost breakdowns and challenging unverified price increases to deliver annual purchasing cost-reduction targets and protect profit margins.
• Manages the Request for Quote (RFQ) process and coordinates purchasing deliverables for new program introductions to select competitive suppliers, meet cost targets, and guarantee on-time production readiness.
• Cultivates collaborative relationships across the supplier base and resolves commercial disputes, invoice discrepancies, and pricing issues to maintain positive vendor partnerships and protect FCS from unwarranted financial exposure.
• Partners with supply chain planning teams to resolve supplier delivery bottlenecks, maintains ERP purchasing master data, and tracks company-owned tooling located at supplier facilities to prevent part shortages, ensure billing accuracy, and protect corporate capital investments.
• Other duties as required.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid holidays
• bonus
• 401(k) with company match
• disability insurance
• tuition reimbursement assistance