Sr. Manager, Yield Management - Sprints

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · Marketing & Sales

This role is for a Sr. Manager in Yield Management at Ford, focusing on leading cross-functional "Value Sprints" to drive profit improvement and optimize product lines using advanced analytics and a data-driven approach. The role involves establishing sprint mandates, structuring workstreams, managing project execution, and presenting recommendations to leadership.

What you'd actually do

  1. Establishing the sprint mandate and problem statement with key stakeholders
  2. Structuring sprint workstreams for all team members, including leading analysis and development of insights and implications of decisions
  3. Managing the project infrastructure (project plans, team engagement model, delivery of project against timeline)
  4. Managing sprint team delivery of the recommendation, coaching, and providing feedback to support continued development
  5. Owning the overall recommendation to the GM teams, being the key expert across the different components of the analysis

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business, data analytics, strategy, or related field
  • 5+ years’ experience in project management, including client-interfacing
  • 2+ years’ experience managing people & teams
  • Highly capable working in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Executive communication experience (verbal & written)

Nice to have

  • MBA or MS degree in an appropriate field of study
  • Experience with Alteryx, SQL, Qlik, and Google Cloud Platform
  • Comfort with ambiguity – demonstrated ability to structure an approach to complex problems and drive clarity on solutions
  • Broad knowledge of Marketing & Sales, including exposure to some combination of brand marketing, field ops, sales, variable marketing, pricing, allocation, production, or supply chain
  • Ability to lead cross functional teams, with track record of delivering results through others
  • Quick learner who is eager to learn new skills and concepts
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability