Description
In this position, you will craft our world-class powertrain supply chain efforts. As the Advanced EV Development Global Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies for critical powertrain area spend, developing world-class costing tools, leading negotiation and supply chain strategy creation for the entire end-to-end supply chain.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing first principles should-cost tools together with engineering to provide ground-up physics-based minimum system or part cost
- Enabling enterprise-level optimization by providing the powertrain optimization teams with the above code-based should-cost tools to be integrated into the optimization plan
- Creating a should-cost tool that will be used as a design input and significant lever in obtaining superior commercial outcomes versus the competition
- Developing unique prototype solutions that ensure sourcing leverage supports design lock and production program timing
- Driving internal make-vs-buy studies with internal advanced manufacturing groups to ensure optimum outcomes
- Understanding schedule timing in great detail to enable the creation of creative commercial agreements that will help meet Ford's commercial and cost requirements for the project
- Working with ADVEV GSM partners to redefine the purchasing software and tools that are used to manage suppliers, part revisions, requirements, documentation, agreements, etc.
- Owning RFI and RFQ's ensuring agreements, NDA, Terms and Conditions, etc. are completed on time and meet or exceed program requirements
- Identifying and developing key commercial partnerships throughout all necessary levels of the supply chain to enjoy cost leadership, supply in times of raw material scarcity, geopolitical events risk mitigation, etc.
- Fostering a collaborative costing culture both internally with Engineering and externally with supplier partners.
You will have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or Operations Management or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. You will also have 3+ years of experience in supply chain management or commodity management, creative negotiation skills, and out-of-the-box strategy.
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?
We offer a work-life that works for you, including 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.