Description
Join Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team as a highly skilled Buyer with specialized experience in sourcing and procurement of eMotor Cores for electric drive systems. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting our electrified powertrain programs by managing strategic supplier relationships, optimizing cost, ensuring supply continuity, and driving category excellence for eMotor stator and rotor cores.
Lead the strategic sourcing and procurement of eMotor core components (stator cores, rotor cores, laminations).
Evaluate, select, and manage suppliers based on capability, capacity, quality performance, cost targets, and technology roadmap alignment.
Negotiate Value Add pricing, long-term agreements, and supply terms to meet program timelines and financial objectives.
Manage supplier performance, including PPAP readiness, on-time delivery, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Finance to ensure alignment on technical specifications, cost breakdowns, and timing milestones.
Support make-vs-buy analyses, cost benchmarking, and competitive sourcing strategies.
Assist in resolving cost, quality, and delivery issues affecting the supply chain.
Drive cost reduction initiatives, including VA/VE activities and supply-chain optimization.
Maintain procurement documentation, forecasts, and supplier scorecards.