# Team Manager, MP&L, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Marshall
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $115,500-$218,100
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

We're looking for an experienced Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L) professional to lead the launch and organisational establishment of our new Battery Pack manufacturing plant at BlueOval Battery Park, Michigan.

As a key member of our start-up team, you'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. You'll oversee end-to-end supply chain operations, driving plant launch readiness, establishing the MP&L team, and designing efficient material flow, logistics, and system processes from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

- Plant Launch & Organisation Setup: Lead MP&L launch activities for the Battery Pack plant, including establishing the local MP&L organisational structure, processes, and team.

- Material Control & Production Scheduling: Oversee inventory planning, production control, capacity management, and constraint resolution to ensure seamless plant operations.

- Material Flow & Warehouse Operations: Design and optimise advanced material flow planning, warehouse operations, and plant material handling layouts.

- Logistics & Customs Compliance: Manage inbound and outbound logistics, import/export operations, customs compliance, and tariff/duty management.

- Systems & Process Mapping: Drive ERP/MRP system process mapping, coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and lead the system launch for the facility.

- Quality & Standards: Ensure compliance with industry standards, utilising Ford Q1 and AIAG MMOG/LE guidelines to maintain supply chain excellence.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

- 5–8+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing material planning, production scheduling, supply chain, and logistics

- 5+ years of ERP/MRP Experience

- 5+ years of material planning and logistics leadership experience

- Ability to work in a fast-paced plant launch environment

Even better, you'll have:

- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

- 8-12+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing material planning, production scheduling, supply chain, and logistics.

- Automotive industry experience strongly preferred (OEM or Tier supplier)

- AIAG MMOG/LE standards experience

- Strong experience with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP)

- Excellent communication and leadership experience

- Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Blue Oval Battery Park, Michigan, we encourage you to apply!

## Skills

### Required
- Supply Chain
- Business
- Engineering
- ERP/MRP
- Logistics
- Leadership
- Communication
- Analytical Thinking
- Strategic Thinking

### Nice to have
- AIAG MMOG/LE
- SAP
- Automotive Industry Experience

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