Sr. Manager, Yield Management - Sprints

About the role

The Yield Management (YM) team supports Product lines for Ford Blue, Ford Pro and Model e and tackles the ~5 highest priority strategic and profit projects each quarter. The team works in “Value Sprints” with a dedicated team focused against a specific mandate for a dedicated period of time. The team applies a data-driven approach and leverages advanced analytics to derive insights and deliver tangible recommendations to create value for Ford.

Responsibilities

• Establishing the sprint mandate and problem statement with key stakeholders
• Structuring sprint workstreams for all team members, including leading analysis and development of insights and implications of decisions
• Managing the project infrastructure (project plans, team engagement model, delivery of project against timeline)
• Managing sprint team delivery of the recommendation, coaching, and providing feedback to support continued development
• Owning the overall recommendation to the GM teams, being the key expert across the different components of the analysis
• Engaging with key business leaders and business functions to identify high priority sprint topics
• Managing and prioritizing the sprint portfolio and backlog
• Tracking impact of sprints vs. overall objective
• Contributing to ongoing Yield Management objectives

Requirements

• 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)

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Experience with Alteryx, SQL, Qlik, and Google Cloud Platform

Benefits

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
Employee resource groups

Pay

This position is leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.

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.