Powertrain Delivery Excellence & Transformation Supervisor

Are you a high-performing professional looking to take the next step in your leadership career

The Powertrain Delivery Excellence & Transformation Supervisoris a pivotal leadership role designed for an individual ready to shape the future operating model of global automotive program execution. Based in Dearborn Michigan this role has a global footprint ensuring that our end-to-end program delivery processesspanning from early program concept to production are standardized predictable and highly efficient.

Part of the Global Manufacturing Engineering organization and reporting directly to the Powertrain Programs Delivery Chief you will lead a dedicated team of direct reports to guide the organization through three critical phases: System Implementation Stabilization & Continuous Improvement and a Dramatic Leap Forward in business efficiency.

Success in this role depends on building highly collaborative partnerships across Global Manufacturing Engineering peer areas Global FPS (Ford Production System) Product Development and downstream Powertrain Manufacturing Plants. You will own the execution of the 5 Must-Do Elements to Ensure Culture Change (Process & Metrics Organization & Infrastructure Communication Plan People Practices & Training and Leadership & Symbolic Actions) within the program delivery space.

Key objectives include establishing physical and digital Program Obeya/Business Control Centers (PT Delivery BCC ProgramCC DCC ZCC) deploying updated program metrics leveraging modern AI and digital productivity tools to streamline workflows and upskilling the global workforce through a Dedicated Competency Assessment and Skills Development plan.

Responsibilities

• People Leadership: Direct mentor and develop a team of 56 operational excellence and program management professionals fostering a collaborative continuous-learning environment.
• Drive Strategic Action Plans (SAP): Support the development alignment and execution of the strategic and tactical actions (SAP) required to transform and standardize Powertrain Program Delivery in alignment with GME standards.
• Ensure Early-Stage GPDS-FPS Integration & Launch Maturity: Integrate FPS (Ford Production System) principles into early-stage GPDS (Global Product Development System) milestones to guarantee a flawless manufacturing implementation. Focus on driving and measuring LMM (Lean Maturity Model) readiness at the plants prior to and during Job 1.
• Standardize Simultaneous Engineering Practices: Establish and govern standard practices that integrate manufacturing engineering constraints early into the product concept phase minimizing late-stage engineering changes and ensuring seamless launch execution at the plants.
• Standardize Program Obeya & Visual Management: Design deploy and govern the physical and digital infrastructure for visual management control centers (PT Delivery BCC ProgramCC DCC and ZCC). Implement robust Daily Management and LPR (Layered Process Review) to ensure standard highly visual milestone tracking.
• Process & Tool Modernization: Champion the integration of mainstream software applications and modern AI productivity tools to streamline Business Control Center tracking automate data-driven reporting and drive connected flow across global program milestones.
• Optimize GPDS Gateways & Metrics: Define and update Program Bowlers (KPI Performance Dashboards) to measure program execution health standardized GPDS gate reviews and skill team operational alignment.
• Lead Capability & Training Programs: Develop and execute the training strategy incorporating a Dedicated Competency Assessment and Skills Development plan
• Facilitate Leadership & Symbolic Actions: Organize and drive cultural change mechanisms such as Program Kaizens Gemba walks and LPR (Layered Process Review) cadences to shift leadership focus from firefighting to proactive barrier removal.
• Execute the Communication Plan: Cascade the transformation strategy through Quarterly All Hands Leaders Workshops Skip-level meetings and 1:1 structures to ensure regional and global organizational alignment.
• Foster Ford OS Behaviors: Model and cultivate Ford OS Behaviors and Servant Leadership across Powertrain Delivery coaching leaders to shift from traditional program management to supportive mentoring.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5 years of experience in Program Management Manufacturing Engineering or GPDS / FPS / Continuous Improvement implementation.
• Program Lifecycle Understanding: Solid understanding of the end-to-end product development and launch cycle (from early concept/strategy through to Job 1).
• Leadership Capability: Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional project teams driving initiatives or mentoring peers (prior formal people management experience is a plus but not required).
• Continuous Improvement / FPS Foundations: Strong foundational understanding of FPS (Ford Production System) or equivalent Lean Operating Systems with a desire to further develop these skills.
• Visual Management & LPR Experience: Experience utilizing visual management tools (e.g. Bowlers KPIs Obeya/War Rooms) and LPR (Layered Process Review) cadences to track project or program health.
• Collaboration & Influence: Proven ability to build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders such as plant teams engineering peers and global functional teams (like FPS).
• Change Mindset: Experience participating in or contributing to process improvement standardization or organizational change initiatives.
• Digital Aptitude: Familiarity with mainstream software collaborative digital platforms (e.g. SharePoint MS Teams SIMPSN) and basic AI productivity tools to drive team efficiency.
• Project Management Skills: Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to translate SAP (Strategic Action Plans) into tactical on-the-ground execution.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Management Business or a related technical field.

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115500-$218100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: 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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