# Constraints Analyst

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $72,480-$121,440
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

As a Constraints Management Analyst, you will play a key role in ensuring production targets and program timelines are achieved by proactively identifying, analyzing, and mitigating supply base constraints. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive resolution strategies, improve processes, and support operational excellence across the organisation.

Responsibilities:

- Identify and analyse constraints impacting launch timelines, free demand, and current production plans.

- Develop expertise in Scheduling, Analysis, and Controls (SAC) and related systems.

- Partner with Vehicle Line teams, Plant personnel, Purchasing, PLM, PD, OpPlan, CVS analysts, FCSD, and others to develop and implement mitigation strategies.

- Monitor and report performance through weekly metrics, tracking ICA/PCA identification and timing by vehicle line; analysing trends to drive continuous improvement.

- Lead and support best practices in constraint management across programmes.

- Provide regular updates on progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership through GCAC and weekly NA Constraints meetings.

- Proactively identify supplier capacity risks using tools such as Ascent and Pega workflow management.

- Conduct PPC audits/reviews to ensure supplier supportability for production plans.

- Support capacity study follow-ups and assist in preparing suppliers for volume increases (part uplifts).

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree required; MP&L experience preferred.

- Working knowledge of A&OP, S&OP, and S&OE processes.

- Experience with GCP, SAC, Pega, Ascent, and CMMS systems.

- Understanding of product definition and constraint management.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence and drive consensus.

- Proven project management skills, including timing and risk mitigation.

- Ability to align work to broader programme objectives.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Adaptable, self-starter in a fast-paced environment.

## Skills

### Required
- Constraint Management
- Scheduling, Analysis, and Controls (SAC)
- Pega workflow management
- Ascent
- CMMS systems
- Microsoft Office Suite

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