Senior Manager Indirect Supply Chain Business Office
Dearborn, MI - USA
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Job Summary
We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
The Ford Supply Chain 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.
In this position...
Lead the Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office serving as the central engine for performance management operational excellence governance and transformation across the global indirect organization. This role is responsible for establishing/enhancing world-class business processes KPI management work standards operating rhythms and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that improve savings efficiency compliance and customer outcomes.
The Leader will partner closely with global category leaders regional teams (with an initial focus on North America) finance operations technology and business stakeholders to deliver measurable value through improved transparency standardization automation and execution discipline. The position will play a critical role in unlocking the next generation of indirect savings while improving organizational effectiveness and scalability. The Leader will also direct Indirect Program Management for major industrial programsincluding unit programs and vehiclesensuring required facilities equipment supplies and services are sourced on time and at or below established cost targets.
Why This Role Matters
The Global Indirect Supply Chain Business Office Leader will improve the operating system for the global indirect organization. By standardizing work strengthening governance improving visibility and leading transformation this leader will enable the organization to deliver greater savings improved performance enhanced compliance and scalable growth while positioning Indirect Supply Chain as a strategic business partner.
Responsibilities
What youll do...
Strategy & Business Performance
- Lead the global indirect performance management system.
- Own enterprise KPIs scorecards dashboards and executive reporting.
- Establish leading and lagging indicators to measure savings sourcing excellence operational efficiency resilience and people performance.
- Translate business objectives into measurable initiatives and annual operating plans.
- Lead monthly quarterly and annual business reviews with executive leadership.
- Drive accountability for target attainment across all indirect teams.
Process Excellence & Standardization
- Develop and institutionalize global standard work across indirect supply chain.
- Establish governance frameworks playbooks operating procedures and controls.
- Eliminate process variation across regions and categories.
- Create scalable operating models that improve consistency quality and speed.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and process optimization methods.
- Develop service level agreements and performance standards for critical processes.
Transformation & Value Creation
- Build and execute the Indirect Supply Chain transformation roadmap.
- Identify opportunities to simplify work automate activities and digitize workflows.
- Lead deployment of AI analytics and digital sourcing solutions.
- Implement enterprise-wide programs that improve savings capture sourcing effectiveness and operational productivity.
- Establish mechanisms to quantify value realization and business impact.
- Drive organizational change management and capability adoption
Savings & Productivity Leadership
- Partner with category teams to identify and unlock incremental savings opportunities.
- Create transparency to sourcing pipelines market testing control towers compliance and spend management activities.
- Benchmark internal and external performance to identify improvement opportunities.
- Develop productivity frameworks and resource utilization metrics.
- Ensure savings reporting and value capture methodologies are consistent globally.
Industrial Program Management
- Lead Indirect Program Management for major industrial programs including batteries powertrains and vehicles.
- Integrate Indirect Supply Chain requirements into program timing sourcing strategies budgets and launch plans.
- Ensure facilities equipment supplies and services are sourced and available to support program milestones and production readiness.
- Drive cross-functional issue resolution supplier readiness and execution against timing cost quality and risk targets.
- Maintain visibility to program sourcing status cost performance risks owners and recovery actions.
- Deliver program requirements on time and at or below established cost targets.
Organizational Effectiveness
- Establish a global operating rhythm for indirect supply chain leadership.
- Coordinate priorities and resources across regions and categories.
- Lead governance forums executive reviews and strategic planning processes.
- Drive capability development training and knowledge management.
- Create a culture of accountability transparency and data-driven decision making.
- Build future-state organizational capabilities required for a world-class indirect supply chain organization.
Success Measures
This role will be accountable for delivering measurable improvements in:
Area | Example Metrics |
|---|---|
Cost & Value | Savings delivered ROI cost avoidance value capture |
Sourcing Excellence | Market testing sourcing visibility first-pass approvals |
Operational Efficiency | Low/no-touch processing cycle time reduction automation adoption |
Process Compliance & Resilience | Standard work adoption SLA performance governance adherence |
Transformation | Benefits realization digitization AI deployment process simplification |
Industrial Programs | Milestone delivery sourcing readiness cost-target attainment supplier risk closure |
People & Capability | Training completion engagement communication |
Skills and Capabilities:
Transformation Leadership | Lead strategic transformation initiatives |
PMO & Governance | Drive execution governance and accountability |
Industrial Program Management | Lead cross-functional sourcing execution for facilities equipment supplies and services |
KPI & Performance Management | Own metrics scorecards and reporting |
Process Standardization | Design and implement global work standards |
Change Leadership | Drive adoption of new tools processes and operating models |
Qualifications
Youll have...
Minimum
- Bachelors degree Business or technical related field.
- 7 years of experience with proven leadership experience in supply chain procurement business operations or transformation.
- 7 years of experience leading procurement or supply chain execution for complex industrial programs including batteries powertrains vehicles manufacturing facilities or capital equipment.
- 7 years of experience with deep expertise in performance management process excellence and governance.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen with a track record of delivering measurable business results.
- Experience leading large-scale operational and digital transformations.
- Ability to influence senior executives and drive change across global organizations.
- Demonstrated capability building scalable systems standard work and operating models.
- Strong communication executive presentation and organizational leadership skills.
Even better you may have...
Preferred
- Masters Degree
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.
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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
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