Senior Buyer-Seat Trim

About the role

The Ford Purchasing team adds critical value to the entire organization. You’ll help us source the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery. You’ll also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost, quality, and material efficiencies (Total Value Management) over program lifetime.
• Understand and set cost savings goals annually to identify pure commercial leverage versus design efficiencies and end-to-end supply chain improvements.
• Work with the strategic Category Manager and Product Development to understand latest supply base footprint, financial health ratings, technologies, and trends.
• Align on sourcing to materials, component, and part requirements.
• Conduct regular design reviews with color & materials and engineering.
• Sourcing execution lead (RFx event, tactical sourcing, spot buy, contract admin, etc.).
• PVOwner of program-specific sourcing decisions regarding leather and fabric strategy.
• Implement sourcing strategy for category, delivering a balanced portfolio of material that meets Ford’s capacity, cost, timing, and ESG (Environmental , Social, Governance) needs.
• Manage relationships with existing and future textile suppliers.
• Understand industry and asset specific costs and develop “should cost” for textiles materials, by spec.
• Work with suppliers to define integration opportunities within the supply chain.
• Look at all existing processes and challenge if improvements could be made, regardless of scale.
• Develop material cost roadmaps that deliver corporate objectives and ensure long-term viability.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelors Degree
• 3 years of automotive purchasing experience
• Proficiency in Purchasing systems and procedures
• Extremely high energy with a relentless pursuit of learning and development to drive commodity expertise
• Ability to influence senior executives to drive decision-making
• Ability to develop and successfully execute negotiations strategy
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes a plus

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills (Must be data driven and able to analyze multiple potential scenarios / business plans)
• Big Picture / Strategic Mindset (Must be able to drive the future of the commodity)
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Self-starter/ motivated and be able to work both independently as well as in a team setting
• Strong negotiation skills (creating leverage in both offensive and defensive situations)
• Persuasive and convincing communication skills (e.g., proposals, reports, plans) to secure commitment from business leaders

Skills

• Strong analytical skills
• Big Picture / Strategic Mindset
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Strong negotiation skills
• Persuasive and convincing communication skills

Benefits

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Pay

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Schedule

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.