Senior Group Manager, Direct Procurement, Ford Energy

Ford Energy is a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Fords century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology Ford Energy designs manufactures and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.
Why Ford Energy

At Ford Energy you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses Ford vehicle discounts and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the worlds most iconic brands. Learn more at .

In this position...
The Ford Energy Supply Chain team is seeking a high-caliber Sr Group Manager Direct Procurement to lead scale and manage the direct material procurement department supporting Ford Energy battery energy storage this role you will be accountable for establishing the departmental sourcing strategy commercial governance and supplier partnerships across multi-million-dollar direct material portfolios spanning power electronics thermal systems battery packs and modules safety systems structural enclosures and balance-of-plant components.

You will lead a team of procurement professionals category managers and sourcing leads to build resilient competitive and scalable supply chains that meet Ford Energys quality cost capacity and aggressive industrialization timelines.

What youll do...

People Leadership & Departmental Management

Build lead and develop a high-performing department of procurement managers category leads and experienced sourcing specialists who exercise significant independence and latitude in their commodities.

Establish departmental operating rhythms performance standards KPIs workload balancing and professional development roadmaps.

Define and manage departmental budgets resource allocation and operational priorities to support rapid organizational scaling and aggressive program milestones.

Procurement Strategy & Operating Policies

Define and drive the mid- to long-term direct procurement strategy commodity roadmaps and sourcing policies across all major BESS subsystems.

Translate business goals into actionable category plans localization strategies and multi-year cost-reduction roadmaps.

Establish and continuously improve procurement operating processes governance frameworks and supplier risk-management protocols across the department.

Commercial Delivery Cost & Financial Impact

Own overall commercial accountability and financial performance for direct procurement spend delivering competitive total cost of ownership (TCO) and sustainable year-over-year cost improvements.

Lead high-stakes commercial negotiations for enterprise-critical supply contracts master service agreements tooling commitments capacity reservation agreements and intellectual property terms.

Develop should-cost modeling standards and financial business cases; evaluate commercial trade-offs and make authoritative recommendations that protect program profitability and schedule integrity.

Supplier Industrialization Continuity & Risk Mitigation

Conduct rigorous stakeholder market and supply chain risk analyses to safeguard against single-source bottlenecks geopolitical constraints and capacity shortfalls.

Oversee supplier industrialization launch readiness and ramp execution in close alignment with Manufacturing and Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) ensuring suppliers achieve production part approval and volume commitments.

Serve as the senior escalation point for critical supplier disputes commercial claims and supply continuity disruptions to prevent program delays.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Executive Engagement

Partner closely with peer leaders across Engineering Manufacturing Quality Program Management Finance Legal and Logistics to drive design-to-value make-vs.-buy evaluations and technology roadmaps.

Synthesize complex commercial positions market dynamics and supplier performance data into clear actionable briefings and recommendations for executive leadership.

Represent Ford Energy in senior-level external engagements building strategic relationships with C-suite and VP-level supplier leadership.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Purchasing Business Administration Engineering.
• 10 years of direct procurement strategic sourcing category management or supplier commercial experience.
• 3 years of formal people leadership experience successfully managing mentoring and developing teams of procurement professionals category managers or subordinate management.
• 3 years of experience in automotive battery energy storage systems (BESS) power electronics industrial equipment or high-volume manufacturing environments.
• 3 years of commercial experience across complex commodities (e.g. power electronics inverters thermal management lithium-ion battery cells/modules fabricated structural enclosures or high-voltage electrical distribution).
• 25% Travel (Domestic and International).

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree in Supply Chain Management Purchasing Business Administration Engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to direct a functional department set clear strategic direction manage performance and foster a collaborative high-accountability team culture.
• Proven track record of structuring and negotiating multi-million-dollar complex supply agreements covering commercial terms warranties tooling capacity and risk-allocation mechanisms.
• Deep command of should-cost modeling total cost of ownership drivers design-to-cost principles capital budgeting and manufacturing cost structures.
• Strong capability to diagnose ambiguous supply chain challenges conduct risk assessments and implement innovative mitigation strategies under fast-paced constrained timelines.
• Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated success influencing peer managers cross-functional partners executive leadership and senior external counterparts.

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 5 and ranges from $141700-$268300.
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.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability status or protected veteran the United States if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call 1-.

Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

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