Supply Chain Project Manager

Supply Chain Project Manager

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In this position...

The automotive industry is amid significant disruption and change with an increasingly complex global supply chain enormous amounts of capital investment towards electrification and a digital transformation of the way large enterprises do business. The Ford Supply Chain Organization has recently created a Project Management Office (PMO) to drive sense of urgency and disciplined execution of key projects identify interdependencies and connect within Supply Chain and enterprise-wide on broader initiatives and foster learnings to enhance functional routines and impact.

We are hiring a Project Manager to help build and scale the supply chain PMO. This individual will report to the PMO leader and manage a collection of projects either centrally led from the PMO office or by adjacent teams in supply chain or other departments.

What youll do...

• Agile Project Management: Lead multiple projects simultaneously from initiation to closure coordinating resources and ensuring delivery within scope schedule and budget

• Business Acumen and Analytics Prowess: Help scope and prioritize projects that drive the most business value; define and track KPIs and metrics to measure success and drive adoption

• Comfort with Ambiguity: Gather synthesize and analysis unstructured information to identify patterns and trends; work on complex topics across supply chain categories and regions

• Forward Thinking Strategic Mindset: Proactively identify obstacles and produce actionable solutions that drive lasting organizational behavior change

• Lean Management Principles: Incorporate lean management principles into approach to work

• Relationship Building: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success

• Leadership Without Authority: Influence leaders and key decision-makers in adjacent organizations

• Storytelling: Create and deliver presentations to leaders on project status obstacles and outcomes

• Embodiment of FordOS Behaviors

  • Excellence: Deliver It. Own It.

  • Focus: Do Only What Matters. Bias For Action.

  • Collaboration: Seek To Understand. Solve Together.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree discipline in Project Management Operations Management Business Administration Finance Supply Chain Engineering or related field

• 5 years of project management experience in cross-functional and matrixed organizations (e.g. PMO strategy & business operations management consulting corporate strategy)

• Proficiency using PowerPoint to create presentations that can be tailored to different audiences

• Proficiency using Excel to create data analysis to inform storytelling (e.g. pivot tables lookups)

• Experience using Project Management tools and software (e.g. Smartsheet Jira Microsoft Project)

• Excellent communication interpersonal and leadership skills

Even better you may have...

• 5 years of experience in supply chain procurement logistics operations or related fields

• Customer-centric mindset / prior experience in product management

• Knowledge of Power BI Alteryx Ariba SAPhelpful but not required

• Masters degree in business administration supply chain engineering or related field

• PMP training / certification

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 leadership level 6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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