# Buyer - Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD)

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $86,600-$144,900
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. As the Buyer, you will have a direct purchasing position for the FCSD purchasing organisation. In this role, you will lead commercial negotiations, support critical supply issues, and manage material cost for the suppliers assigned. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify areas for process and cost improvements, support supplier management strategies, and ensure compliance to our standards.

**Responsibilities:**

- Procurement:

- Identify cost reduction opportunities

- Mitigate supplier cost uplift requests

- Drive service supply improvements

- Ensure superior delivery performance from our supply base

- Support adherence of supplier quality process requirements

- Execute timely new part sourcing

- Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies

- Lead supplier management and engagement

- Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Work closely with various departments, including marketing and sales organisations, supply chain, & finance to ensure process improvements align with company objectives and business needs.

- Linkage with other functional areas to ensure leveraged spend and optimised supplier management

- Performance Monitoring:

- Analyse supplier performance and cost data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas for further process and cost optimisation.

**Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree

- 2+ years Purchasing experience.

- Established and successful track record of managing complex commodities and delivering optimised cost solutions.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite

- Project Management experience

**Even better, you may have:**

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance or other related field of study

- 5+ years Purchasing experience

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

- Excellent project management skills

## Skills

### Required
- purchasing
- procurement
- supply chain management
- cost analysis
- project management
- Microsoft Office Suite

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