Brake Controls Buyer

At Ford Motor Company, we are looking for a Brake Controls Buyer to join our Purchasing team. As a Brake Controls Buyer, you will play a critical role in sourcing high-quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery.

Job Summary The Ford Purchasing team adds critical value to the entire organization. You will help us source the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery. You will also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for Brake Controls commodity to optimize cost, quality, resiliency, and supplier performance.
• Conduct supplier evaluations and negotiations to secure competitive pricing, quality, and mitigate risk.
• Lead the commercial evaluation of new vehicle programs, presenting data-driven sourcing recommendations to executive leadership.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and resolve any issues that may arise.
• Monitor global market trends, capacity constraints, and geopolitical risks to proactively adjust the sourcing footprint.
• Collaborate with others to meet deadlines with excellence and drive others to deliver required materials on time and with quality.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic sourcing and category management for brake control and automotive underbody systems to optimize cost, quality, resiliency, and overall supplier performance.
• Lead supplier evaluations, RFQs, and complex contract negotiations to secure competitive pricing, protect intellectual property, and mitigate procurement risks.
• Orchestrate the commercial evaluation of upcoming vehicle lines, utilizing data-driven analysis to present robust, strategic sourcing recommendations to leadership.
• Monitor global market trends, raw material indices, and geopolitical risks to proactively optimize our sourcing footprint and prevent supply chain disruptions.
• Nurture high-impact relationships with key global suppliers, resolving commercial, quality, or delivery issues collaboratively to ensure uninterrupted vehicle production.
• Partner closely with engineering, quality, and program management teams to align business goals with technical requirements, driving continuous improvement and process efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically, 4 or more years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management, preferably with experience managing technical automotive commodities.
• Proven success navigating complex commercial negotiations and managing supplier contracts.
• Strong capabilities in data-driven decision-making, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and industry-standard procurement software.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex commodity details into clear, strategic updates for cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.

Benefits

• 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.

Salary

• This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $84,480-$166,200.