Sourcing Manager Energy Infrastructure Systems, Ford Energy

The Opportunity
The Sourcing Manager Energy Infrastructure manages supplier relationships that support the full after-sales service lifecycle for Energy Storage Systems (ESS). The role manages a broad portfolio that may include field service providers warranty and repair services spare parts and consumables service logistics warehousing technical support training digital service tools decommissioning recycling and other customer-support requirements. This position serves as a commercial advisor to cross-functional leadership helping ensure that service solutions are scalable cost-effective compliant and aligned with customer commitments and long-term business needs.
The ideal candidate will connect technical operational customer and commercial requirements to build dependable after-sales supply networks for utility-scale commercial and industrial energy storage products.

Key Responsibilities
1. Category Strategy & Sourcing Execution
Category Strategy: Develop and maintain sourcing strategies for after-sales categories such as field service warranty administration and repair spare parts consumables logistics technical support training digital service tools decommissioning recycling and specialized equipment.
Market Intelligence and RFx: Assess supplier markets identify and qualify capable partners and lead RFIs RFPs and RFQs from requirements definition through evaluation and award.
Supplier Selection: Partner with After-Sales Services Engineering Quality Operations Finance Legal and EHS to evaluate technical capability service coverage capacity safety quality cost and commercial risk.
Supply Network Development: Build scalable regional and national supply solutions that support installation commissioning preventive and corrective maintenance warranty response upgrades and end-of-life requirements.
2. Contract Negotiation & Commercial Management
Commercial Agreements: Lead negotiation and execution of Master Service Agreements Statements of Work Service Level Agreements purchase agreements rate cards and other category-specific commercial documents in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders.
Risk Allocation: Negotiate pricing warranty obligations service levels response times liability indemnification intellectual property data protection business continuity and other terms appropriate to each after-sales category.
Cost Management: Develop cost models and total-cost-of-ownership analyses; use competition demand aggregation should-cost insights and structured pricing mechanisms to improve value.
Purchase-to-Pay Support: Establish clear scopes pricing controls purchase-order requirements invoice validation processes and change-management mechanisms.
3. Supplier Performance Risk & Continuous Improvement
Performance Management: Establish and monitor category-appropriate KPIs which may include service response mean time to repair first-time fix rate parts availability fill rate logistics performance quality cost and SLA compliance.
Supplier Reviews: Lead periodic business reviews recovery plans cost-improvement initiatives capacity reviews and continuous-improvement activities with strategic suppliers.
Issue Resolution: Act as the commercial escalation point for service failures supply interruptions warranty disputes billing discrepancies and contract-performance issues.
Business Continuity: Identify single-source capacity geographic financial cybersecurity and operational risks; develop mitigation and contingency plans with cross-functional partners.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Compliance
Requirements Alignment: Work with After-Sales Services Engineering Quality Operations Logistics IT and Product teams to translate customer and technical needs into clear sourcing requirements and supplier deliverables.
Safety and Compliance: Ensure suppliers meet applicable environmental health safety quality cybersecurity regulatory and customer requirements.
Program Support: Align sourcing milestones supplier readiness budgets and contracts with product launches customer commitments warranty plans and service-capacity requirements.
Governance and Reporting: Maintain sourcing documentation approvals forecasts savings and cost-avoidance tracking supplier risk reporting and executive updates.

Position Qualifications and Key Capabilities
Required
Education: Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Engineering or a related technical/commercial field.
Experience: 5 years of procurement category management or strategic sourcing experience preferably supporting energy storage renewable energy utilities industrial services logistics aftermarket or another technically complex industry.
Category Experience: Demonstrated ability to source one or more after-sales categories including technical field services maintenance and repair warranty support spare parts logistics training software or data services recycling or industrial service contracts.

Technical & Professional Skills
Contracting Expertise: Strong understanding of commercial and legal terms with experience negotiating service supply logistics warranty software or other technically complex agreements.
Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with energy storage products after-sales operating models warranty processes service-parts planning field operations and related technology is highly desirable.
Analytical Skills: Proficient in financial analysis cost modeling and TCO evaluations.
Negotiation: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and negotiate win-win outcomes with sophisticated global and regional service providers.
Tools: Experience using enterprise procurement software (e.g. SAP Ariba Coupa) and advanced MS Excel.
Leadership Attributes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate technical needs into commercial agreements.
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing initiatives concurrently.
High ethical standards and commitment to supplier diversity and sustainable sourcing practices.
Location & Travel
Location: Dearborn MI/Hybrid
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.

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.