Supply Chain Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Purchasing, or Category Management.
• Previous experience leading or mentoring team members.
• Strong experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier management.

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred.
• Engineering background or extensive experience working with Ford Land.
• Experience in Construction and Trade Skills procurement.
• Experience managing indirect spend categories.
• Leader of Leaders experience.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders, particularly with Engineering teams.
• Strong financial acumen, including cost analysis, budgeting, and value optimization.
• Experience driving process improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including executive-level storytelling.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to leverage data for decision-making.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of buyers and category managers in sourcing strategies, contract negotiations, and supplier management across indirect spend categories.
• Develop and implement category strategies aligned with the Master Category Strategy and enterprise objectives.
• Drive cross-functional transformation initiatives to optimize procurement processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Partner with Ford Land, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business needs and technical requirements.
• Lead supplier relationship management, including performance, innovation, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Deliver measurable cost savings and value creation through strategic sourcing, benchmarking, and market intelligence.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, transparency, and demand visibility.
• Lead supplier engagement initiatives to drive innovation and strengthen strategic partnerships.
• Support development and execution of global benchmarking and market intelligence capabilities to inform sourcing decisions, including close partnership with the Capital Equipment Indirect Purchasing team.
• Provide thought leadership and training to stakeholders through purchasing clinics and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Champion Supplier Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and integrate DEI strategies into sourcing practices.
• Manage multiple high-impact projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and timely execution.

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.
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.