# Buyer, Supply Chain Programs

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

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## Description

The Supply Chain Program Management team at Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Buyer, Supply Chain Programs to support purchasing and supply chain deliverables for one of Ford's vehicle platforms.

In this working-level role, you will coordinate program activities and contribute to sourcing, supplier readiness, cost, quality, and timing objectives from pre-program planning through launch.

Responsibilities:

- Support Supply Chain program activities for assigned vehicle programs, tracking deliverables and timing from pre-program planning through launch.

- Assist buyers and commodity teams with sourcing activities, including preparing RFQ materials, compiling supplier responses, comparing bids, and maintaining sourcing documentation.

- Track sourcing and purchasing milestones, purchase order status, supplier deliverables, and program timing; flag delays, gaps, and risks for follow-up.

- Coordinate with Purchasing, Product Development, Finance, Manufacturing, STA, Material Planning & Logistics, and Program Management to align on total landed cost business cases.

- Prepare and maintain program workplans, dashboards, and status reports to provide leadership with clear visibility into deliverables, risks, and open issues.

- Participate in cross-functional program reviews, present status on assigned work, and document decisions and action items.

- Help monitor supplier readiness and support timely escalation and resolution of issues that could affect cost, quality, or launch timing.

- Identify opportunities to improve purchasing coordination, reporting, and program processes.

Requirements:

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

- 5+ years of Purchasing, procurement, Supply Chain, Program Management, or related experience.

- Practical understanding of procurement or buying responsibilities, such as RFQs, bid comparisons, sourcing documentation, purchase orders, supplier follow-up, or commercial analysis.

- Knowledge of end-to-end sourcing processes and product development milestones.

- Strong analytical skills, including experience working with cost, supplier, or program data and using analysis to inform decisions.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite; experience preparing clear presentations and status reports.

- Experience with Ariba, Power BI, or similar procurement, business intelligence, or reporting tools.

- Ability to organize multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and follow through on assigned work in a cross-functional environment.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate with stakeholders and raise issues when needed.

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, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- supply chain
- sourcing
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Ariba
- Power BI

### Nice to have
- commodity team
- vehicle program
- commercial awareness
- cross-functional initiatives

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