Senior Manager, Vehicle Controls

4 days ago

Dearborn, Michigan, United States Ford Motor Company Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Purchasing Manager to join our Digital Technology supply chain team at Ford Motor Company. This is a leadership level 5 position that requires a strong background in purchasing, engineering, or sales, with a focus on electronic modules.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and develop a high-performing purchasing team to ensure on-time sourcing for our next-generation vehicle controls modules.
  • Drive the team to achieve total value management (TVM) cost savings targets.
  • Establish and strengthen supplier relationships, enabling Ford to better align with and influence supplier technology roadmaps.
What You'll Do
  • Develop, manage, and execute category business plans (CBPs) and supply base strategies for various vehicle controls commodities, ensuring security of supply at best cost.
  • Support the team in issuing requests for quotes (RFQs) to source next-generation vehicle controls modules, working closely with product development.
  • Engage supplier partners at the executive and corporate level to develop strong partnerships, holding regular business reviews.
  • Manage the team on supplier emerging significant issues (quality, cost, and delivery) and drive internal risk mitigation.
  • Focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning, and ensuring that the team's employees receive development and coaching to realize their full potential.
  • Champion continuous improvement activities, including bureaucracy and efficiency improvements.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or business/supply chain.
  • 10+ years of experience in purchasing, engineering, or sales.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior specialized focus on electronic modules.
  • Experience in purchasing roles in Ford VHM or indirect material.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to build strong and effective relationships across technical and business teams globally.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, necessary for interacting with external and internal stakeholders.
  • Proactive and resourceful, with strong organizational and people development skills.
  • Experience moving seamlessly from strategy to execution and delivering tangible results.
About Ford Motor Company

As a global company, we offer a work-life balance 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 Year's Day.
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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