# Commodity Buyer - Exterior Glass

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $99,100-$166,200
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

At Ford Motor Company, we are seeking a Supply Chain Commodity Buyer to lead the Exterior Glass commodity for Ford's North American operations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing high-quality exterior glass parts, developing and executing the glass Commodity Business Plan (CBP) strategy, and fostering professional relationships with suppliers.

Key responsibilities include:

- Understanding cost drivers to deliver cost targets for exterior glass commodity parts

- Developing, maintaining, and executing the glass CBP strategy

- Fostering professional and healthy supplier partnerships

- Leading, planning, developing, and implementing supplier commercial negotiations

- Working effectively with cross-functional teams regionally and/or globally

- Quoting, negotiating, and sourcing suppliers for the purchase price of production parts and tooling

- Completing sourcing activities and recommending suppliers for new program lamps

- Establishing and implementing sourcing strategy for exterior glass

- Assisting in the resolution of cost, quality, and delivery issues affecting the supply

- Supporting GCT Buyers in both Service and Production and cross-functional partners to develop strategies and implement solutions

- Identifying and implementing cost reductions

- Negotiating cost avoidances for suppliers requesting cost increases

The ideal candidate will have:

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

- 2-3+ years of purchasing experience focused on Glass commodity or 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, and/or sourcing experience with general automotive purchasing

- Previous Purchasing experience with glass, electrical, mechanical, or physical components

- Ability to work onsite 4-days per week in the Dearborn, MI area for a hybrid model

In terms of benefits, Ford Motor Company offers:

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

- Flexible family care days, 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

- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day

- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

The salary range for this position is $99,100-$166,200.

## Skills

### Required
- Supply Chain
- Business
- Finance
- Engineering
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Sourcing
- Glass commodity

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or related field of study
- Human Center Design Thinking
- Strong analytical skills
- Project management skills

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