Buyer - Switches

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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 on-time delivery. Youll also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want.

This role is for a North American buyer for switch and cable shifter commodities.

In this position...

• Analyze complex systems.
• Develop benchmarks and innovative multi-functional solutions that meet vehicle cost weight labor and performance objectives and satisfy customer needs and expectations.
• Lead trade-off discussions in Systems Engineering Reviews.
• Develop benchmarks for cross-functional systems including cost weight labor and function. Work with purchasing to determine cost effective sourcing of the system.
• Cascade realistic/balanced targets and functional breakdown to deliver quality and value.
• Showing systems engineering application in SET Vehicle perspective including System Design Sign-off.
• Analysis and modeling of electromechanical systems.
• Use SysML (Magic Draw) for an understanding of the system ensuring that the components present their different interconnections in the Boundary Diagrams that allow an extraction of the Requirements involved in the system and full selection of the Test Methods to be evaluated at system level.
• Create free body diagrams and mathematical equations that represent the electromechanical system to create an Analytical Model and thus be able to create simulations in MATLAB.
• Analyze physical and functional interactions between mechanical elements and software elements of the complete sPHEV propulsion system.

What youll do...

• Problem-Solving and Training:
• Achieve 100% completion of training requirements in root cause analysis problem-solving techniques and statistical methods.
• Ensure employees have the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their roles through certification requirements.

Robustness and Quality:

• Ensure 100% robust completion of the Robustness Checklist process and sign-offs to minimize the risk of failures and ensure the reliability of parts and subsystems.
• Enhance quality and simplify designs reduce costs and improve efficiency through design complexity reduction efforts and reducing part count.
• Reduce potential issues and ensuring system level requirements are developed and signed off by Technical Specialists.

Technology and Innovation:

• Technical knowledge of tools: 3DX/Catia/TCe/FEDE SysML (Magic Draw) CAE (IPS) Optimization (Simulink MATLAB LABVIEW SIMSOLID) JIRA.
• Signal processing and analysis. Circuit analysis. Fundamentals of Control Theory. Data acquisition systems. HiL. Utilize LLM and Smart FMA AI for MBFMA to leverage advanced technologies and improve speed and accuracy.

Youll have...

• Bachelors Degree.
• 3 years strategic buying experience.
• Proficiency in Purchasing systems and procedures.
• Clear understanding of the purchasing program life cycle.
• Continuous pursuit of learning and development to drive commodity expertise.
• Ability to influence senior executives to drive decision-making.
• Ability to develop and successfully execute negotiations strategy.

Even better you may have

• Familiarity with manufacturing processes a plus.
• Strong analytical skills (Must be data driven and able to analyze multiple potential scenarios / business plans).
• Big Picture / Strategic Mindset (Must be able to drive the future of the commodity).
• Creative thinker and problem solver.
• Must be a self-starter/ motivated and be able to work both independently as well as in a team setting.
• Strong negotiation skills (creating leverage in both offensive and defensive situations).
• Persuasive and convincing communication skills (e.g. proposals reports plans) to secure commitment from business leaders.
• Ability to interpret organization needs and commercial strategies as input into global Category Strategies.

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 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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