Purchasing Manager Engine Components
Purchasing Manager Engine Components
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Job Description
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 were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves
The Ford Purchasing team adds critical value to the entire organization. Youll help us source the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and ontime delivery. Youll also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want.
The IPTS Purchasing team is responsible for managing Powertrain components The IPTS/Engine Components Purchasing Manager will lead a team of buyers in developing and executing the strategy as global lead for a number of key engine components.
Responsibilities
In this position...
- Lead and manage a team of buyers to optimize delivering business results including people development plan career coaching and mentorship.
- Lead your team in development and execution of commodity sourcing strategies including commodity segmentation (CBPs) Direct Sourcing Forum (DSF) reviews etc.
- Lead development and implementation of supply base management strategies with a global view.
What youll do...
- Support the development of program targets and subsequent sourcing plans.
- Lead supplier relationships by conducting QCDR (Quality/Cost/Delivery/Resiliency) reviews lead supplier negotiations provide post sourcing supplier feedback and promptly address issues using a data driven approach.
- Manage regionally driven diversity sourcing efforts (e.g. Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) principles etc.) supplier relationships (where required).
- Lead your team in negotiating Best Job 1 pricing yearoveryear cost reductions multiyear pricing agreements and annual TVM (Total Value Management) targets.
- Lead your team in executing E2E Cost Attack teams across your responsible supply base.
- Support continued implementation of Category Management/Integration
- Build positive relationships with the supply base (utilize the Supplier Relationship Framework) by:
acting like a partner
trusting and being trustworthy
communicating with consistency
being fact based
thinking value not just price
- Build positive relationships with crossfunctional business partners.
- Monitor financial health of supply base and addresses risks represents where necessary.
- Monitor quality of supply base and support corrective actions where necessary to help maintain Q1 status.
- Lead your team in negotiating and resolving manufacturing recovery/warranty claims.
- Provide midyear and YE PR with continuous feedback/identify gaps for training for overall development of team.
Qualifications
Youll have...
- Bachelors Degree.
- 6 years of supply chain/commodity/program management experience.
Even better you may have...
- Masters degree.
- Experience leading a team of 5 people.
- 10 years of supply chain/program/commodity management experience in the Automotive industry.
- Strong communicator that can effectively transition from bottomup details to concise clear executivelevel messaging.
- Strategic and analytical thinking to support development of effective and organized sourcing rationales and commodity strategies.
- Ability to build relationships and trust across organizations to drive decisions and alignment.
- Strong data & analytics understanding for synthesis of complex data into clear understandable format.
- Ability to interpret and translate organization needs into specific purchasing actions.
- Strong knowledge across complex sourcing processes.
- Proactive and resourceful; comfortable with navigating ambiguity.
- Flexible and adaptable attitude to changing priorities.
- Collaborative leader and team player.
You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent rampup programs subsidized backup 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a leadership level 6.
For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
