Description
As an AI Supply Chain Manager at Ford, you will lead a team including the AI group and Business Office of Supply Chain Mexico. Your role involves developing tools, forming alliances with other Ford areas to incorporate new technologies, and directly impacting plant operations. You will create AI solutions to enhance processes such as PPAP and APQP, making them more efficient, and develop solutions to resolve 8D issues on a large scale and in less time.
You will collaborate with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing, defining the AI strategy and roadmap, measuring solution benefits, driving quality analytics, establishing governance and controls for responsible AI use, and developing the team's capability plan.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the AI strategy and roadmap for STA, converting business priorities into deployable use cases.
- Lead the development of AI tools for supplier quality, including case pipelines, adoption plans, and benefit measurement.
- Ensure STA personnel training: skill mapping, formation plans, and regional adoption tracking.
- Drive quality analytics (PPM, warranty, and launch performance) with dashboards, early alerts, and conclusions for management.
- Establish alliances with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and other Ford areas to incorporate new and uncommon tools.
- Define governance, standards, controls, and change management routines for responsible and sustained AI use.
- Lead and develop your direct team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, or related field. A master's degree or MBA is desirable.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience, with indispensable experience in the automotive industry.
- Deep knowledge of supplier quality: PPM, warranty, APQP, PPAP, Q1, 8D, and structured problem-solving.
- Previous experience working with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing, with the ability to form alliances.
- Solid understanding of applied AI, data platforms, analytics, and automation.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Power BI.
- Experience leading teams and achieving results through influence.
- Executive communication skills to present ROI, risks, and costs to senior management.
- Advanced English and bilingual capabilities