# Sensory Technology Buyer – Electronics

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

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## Description

Ford's Digital Technology & Electrified Systems Supply Chain organisation seeks an experienced electronics industry professional to join the Sensory Technology team. The successful candidate will work with a team of commercial and technical experts to source technologies that customers see, hear, and touch in every vehicle.

Responsibilities:

- Use electronics industry knowledge to support the team and assist in negotiation and strategy development.

- Lead responses to supply chain disruptions and coordinate cross-functional teams.

- Develop and execute category strategies aligned with Product Development priorities.

- Conduct RFIs/RFQs with the supply base for key hardware applications.

- Act as a key interface between Sensory Technology Supply Chain team, Product Development, Tech Strategy, and external partners.

- Lead or support strategic initiatives, workshops, and supplier engagements.

- Drive supplier transparency and accountability.

- Grow the team's knowledge and expertise in the electronics industry.

Requirements:

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

- 5+ years of experience in the electronics industry in purchasing, supply chain, engineering, or sales roles.

- 5+ years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering and suppliers.

- Strong technical understanding of electronics and electronic components.

- Comfort operating with ambiguity and evolving priorities.

- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Benefits:

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

- Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care.

- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments.

- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members.

- Tuition assistance.

- Established and active employee resource groups.

- Paid time off for individual and team community service.

- Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays.

Salary: $86,600-$144,900 or $99,100-$166,200 depending on the salary grade.

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## Skills

### Required
- electronics industry knowledge
- supply chain management
- negotiation
- strategy development
- cross-functional collaboration

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering or Business/Supply Chain
- experience managing ADAS, audio, display or switch categories
- experience managing electronic components

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