Description
The Ford Purchasing team adds critical value to the entire organisation. You'll help source high-quality parts and services globally while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop sourcing plans to support supplier onboarding and program targets
- Lead target sign-off processes, prepare RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations, and complete Commercial Agreements
- Drive QCDR processes, including plans to deliver full-year objectives for commodity suppliers
- Develop and maintain strong supplier partnerships
- Lead supplier commercial negotiations and drive cost reduction strategies
- Assist in managing category strategy across regions, including identifying and developing suppliers to deliver quality, delivery, and cost objectives
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 3 years of direct experience in automotive procurement or supply chain management
- Strong supplier relationship management, communication, and negotiation skills
- Experience in cost analysis, strategic sourcing, and process improvement
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to resolve supplier issues and achieve program objectives
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with transmission components and systems
- 5+ years of direct automotive procurement and supply chain experience
- Desire to strengthen negotiation skills and fact-based problem-solving
Benefits:
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidised 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: $86,600 - $144,900 or $99,100 - $166,200 depending on the salary grade