Staff Global Supply Chain Manager

Ford Ford · Auto · Palo Alto, CA +1 · Ford Credit Services

This role focuses on developing and executing global sourcing strategies for critical powertrain spend within Ford's Advanced EV Development. It involves creating costing tools, leading negotiations, managing supply chain risk, and ensuring compliance with trade regulations. The position requires experience in supply chain management, negotiation, and knowledge of high-volume motor manufacturing processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop first principles should cost tools together with engineering to provide grounds up physics based minimum system or part cost
  2. Enable enterprise level optimization by providing the powertrain optimization teams the above code based should cost tools to be integrated into the optimization plan
  3. The should cost tool you create will be used as a design input and significant lever in obtaining superior commercial outcomes versus the competition.
  4. Develop unique prototype solutions that ensure sourcing leverage supports design lock and production program timing
  5. Drive internal make vs buys studies with internal advanced manufacturing groups to ensure optimum outcomes

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or Operations Management or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • 7+ years experience in supply chain management or commodity management
  • Experience bringing creative negotiation skills and out of the box strategy
  • Knowledge of high-volume motor manufacturing processes, materials and supply chains
  • Strong relationship management skills with suppliers which include scorecards, issue resolution and reviews

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree
  • Hands-on experience building and launching highly effective supply chain methodology
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
  • A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

What the JD emphasized

  • world class powertrain supply chain
  • global sourcing strategies
  • world class costing tools
  • supply chain strategy creation
  • supply chain risk reduction
  • compliance to global trade and tariff requirements
  • first principles should cost tools
  • physics based minimum system or part cost
  • prototype solutions
  • creative commercial agreements
  • purchasing software and tools
  • key commercial partnerships
  • cost leadership
  • supply in times of raw material scarcity
  • geopolitical events risk mitigation
  • collaborative costing culture
  • expert knowledge and history of leading vendors
  • leading cost competitive traction motor designs and supply chains
  • global trends and technology roadmaps
  • high-volume motor manufacturing processes, materials and supply chains