Description
The Advanced Sourcing Buyer will play a crucial role in developing and executing global sourcing strategies, leading negotiations, and managing end-to-end supply chain activities for multiple commodities within electric vehicle programs.
Responsibilities:
- Lead sourcing initiatives for assigned commodities, including sending RFQs, cost analytics, supplier negotiations, and contract execution.
- Manage the cost, quality, and delivery of commodities over the program lifetime.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their requirements and provide sourcing solutions that align with business goals.
- Conduct supplier evaluations and develop should-cost tools to drive fact-based negotiations.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and resolve any issues that may arise.
- Monitor market trends and identify opportunities for cost savings and product improvements.
- Work closely with Engineering counterparts to understand development timelines and create creative commercial agreements.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures in all sourcing activities.
- Onboard new suppliers to Ford processes and evaluate end-to-end supply chain readiness.
- Promote transparency and management of the entire supply chain value stream with suppliers.
- Drive full ownership of assigned commodities, end to end.
- Promote efficiency and simplicity in operations and processes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in procurement, preferably within the Automotive industry.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to lead key cross-functional relationships.
- Effective negotiation and ability to build and maintain relationships with suppliers.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on thinking creatively and out-of-the-box.
- High learning agility.
- Proficiency in procurement systems.
- Knowledge of sourcing best practices and industry trends.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits:
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- 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
- Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays
Salary:
- Salary grade 6: $74,300-$124,500
- Salary grade 7: $86,600-$144,900
- Salary grade 8: $99,100-$166,200