DescriptionThe Industrial System IT team leads the digital transformation of engineering and manufacturing to enable Ford to deliver innovative high-quality products and services to customers. Ford is launching a full lifecycle end-to-end initiative to modernize how products are defined engineered and manufactured.
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Ford is undertaking a significant transformation of the Industrial System Platform.
The Industrial System IT team leads the digital transformation of engineering and manufacturing to enable Ford to deliver innovative high-quality products and services to customers. Ford is launching a full lifecycle end-to-end initiative to modernize how products are defined engineered and manufactured.
This position will manage the interdependencies for the global portfolio and integration across the product lines coordinate value stream mapping prioritize the Mfg. IT portfolio intake and backlog facilitate cross team planning ensure adherence to financial planning and reporting requirements coordinate allocation of capacity across Ford/Agency and Purchase service engagements.
Responsibilities- Lead the development of an integrated MFG. IT cycle plan
- Coordinate the ideation process and intake across business critical capabilities
- Accelerate business value recognition for prioritized investments
- Conduct cross product line planning events
- Handle formal scope definition KPI identification & tracking and change log
- Lead technical product managers across MFG IT
- Balance demand & capacity allocation across the MFG IT Portfolio
- Ensure compliance to Enterprise Tech business office financial forecasting and actuals reporting
Qualifications- Bachelors Degree in related fields (Industrial Systems Program Management Computer Science)
- 10 years driving objective accountability and ownership within cross functional teams
- 10 years experience with supplier/purchase service sourcing
- 10 years in managing complex projects/programs
- 10 years experience working with Manufacturing skill team
- 5 years in Sourcing (low cost outsource insource etc.) experience
Our preferred requirements:
- Understanding of Product Driven System of Delivery
- Strong technical product management discipline
- Politically savvy navigating the organization to achieve outcomes
- Proven ability to lead and empower team members
- Strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities
- Knowledge of the Ford Production System (FPS) and related processes
- Resourceful and creative
- Experience bringing together business change initiatives and the key enablers
- Experience partnering with enterprise-level leaders and stakeholders
- Understanding of emerging digital technologies
- Experience modernizing legacy IT infrastructure and applications
- Role model of Ford Truths and Ford Behaviors
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.
This position is a leadership level 5.
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This role is ONSITE you will be required to commute to the office in Dearborn MI 4x a week.
We provide relocation assistance for this role.
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