Body Controls Software Program Coordinator

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · PD Operations and Quality

This role is for a Body Controls Software Program Coordinator at Ford, responsible for managing global engineering projects and supporting the leadership team with administrative tasks within the Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. The role involves process improvement, communication, agenda management, operational tracking (OT, travel budgets), records retention, milestone tracking, test vehicle fleet management, and schedule coordination. It requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 2+ years of business office or administrative experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Jira.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with engineering and key business partners to identify, improve and document processes that affect Body Controls. Provide expertise on required departmental processes, procedures, and policies.
  2. Participate as an adjunct member of the Body Controls Managers’ leadership team, including attending select meetings, taking notes, tracking assignments, and following up on assigned action items.
  3. Lead operational aspects of the Body Controls organization, including but not limited to: Communication Cross-functional cadence and agenda management SharePoint and Confluence design and administration OT forecasts, approval, and tracking actuals Travel budget forecasts and tracking actuals Coordinating and executing records retention annual file review (AFR) and DRIM requirements Mapping and communicating upcoming organizational deliverables and deadlines
  4. Track upcoming Program Milestones that Body Controls must deliver to, and support the team to ensure team alignment and preparedness going into official milestone reviews
  5. Act as Vehicle Coordinator for department test vehicle fleet, responsible for maintaining vehicle budget, fleet maintenance and repairs, department drive authorization letters

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • 2+ years of Business Office or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of administrative procedures, software applications (such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) records management systems, and other business procedures and terminology
  • 2+ years of experience experience using Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Jira

Nice to have

  • 3+ years’ experience as an executive assistant supporting senior leader(s)
  • Displays high degree of professionalism in order to maintain confidential information, deal with people considerately, and help establish strong relationships and positive communication
  • Excellent organizational skills, time management skills and attention to detail, to include anticipating needs and being proactive
  • Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
  • Ability to work collegially within a team environment in an open concept office area.
  • Excellent teamwork, leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of Ford Systems and Processes (GPDS Milestones, SharePoint, Atlassian Jira Cloud, Confluence, MS Teams)