Buyer - Small Exterior Lamps

At Ford Motor Company, you will own the commercial strategy for a diverse and rapidly evolving portfolio of small exterior lamps. You will join a collaborative team of experienced lighting buyers, taking full ownership of your unique parts and supplier relationships sourcing the highest quality parts from around the globe while ensuring the best total cost and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

In this position you will:

• Develop, implement, and champion the North American sourcing strategy for the small exterior lamp portfolio, including fog lamps, lit badging, grille lighting, truck bed utility lighting, and more.
• Ensure continuous alignment, review, and adherence to the Global Small Lamp Commodity Business Plan to support long-term sourcing stability.
• Develop and manage detailed commercial timing plans for upcoming vehicle programs, ensuring supplier onboarding and cost targets align with critical program milestones.
• Lead end-to-end commercial negotiations with global suppliers, covering production parts, engineering design & testing, and lifecycle services.
• Proactively identify and execute commercial cost-saving initiatives, evaluating supplier cost-increase requests, and utilizing fact-based negotiation and market data to mitigate avoidances.
• Conduct comprehensive business case studies, including landed cost studies, total cost of ownership analyses, and quality cost evaluations to guide executive sourcing decisions.
• Act as the commercial bridge between Product Development, Design Studio, Quality, and Finance to deliver optimal quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Build, maintain, and leverage strong, professional relationships with key global suppliers to foster innovation and secure supply priority.
• Actively work with cross-functional teams in resolving complex commercial, quality, or delivery issues that impact production.
• Prepare and confidently present sourcing strategies, business cases, and risk-mitigation plans to senior executive leadership.

Qualifications

You'll have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, strategic sourcing, or commercial contract negotiation.
• Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to evaluate large datasets, synthesize complex financial data, and present clear, actionable recommendations.
• Availability to work in our hybrid model (4 days on-site in Dearborn, MI, with 1 day optional remote).

Even better, you may have:

• 5+ years of strategic procurement or supply chain experience, preferably within the automotive or manufacturing sectors.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills, with a track record of collaborating across diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Prior experience sourcing electrical, mechanical, or electro-mechanical components.
• Master’s Degree.
• Proven project management skills with a strong discipline for process, timelines, and execution.
• Proficiency with advanced data tools and enterprise sourcing systems.

Benefits

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 Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Salary

The salary range for this position is:

• Salary grade 6: $74,300-$124,500
• Salary grade 7: $86,600-$144,900
• Salary grade 8: $99,100-$166,200

The final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.