You will engage early in the vehicle-program and product-definition life cycles, collaborate with extensive x-functional teams, gain deep understanding of product cost structure, and integrate sourcing and product strategies to deliver excellent cost and quality for our customers.

Develop sourcing strategies in collaboration with Engineering and Advance Product Planning Lead sourcing projects and facilitate cross-functional alignment to deliver sourcing recommendations at competitive prices, on time, and with supply chain resilience Explore the marketplace and develop category expertise that allows you to enhance and challenge our category strategies Manage supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and resolve any issues that may arise Identify and secure cost reductions and negotiate cost avoidances Assist in the resolution of cost, quality, and delivery issues affecting supply Work closely with others to meet deadlines with excellence; drive others to deliver required materials on time and with quality

You will have a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field of study, 5+ years of expertise in Purchasing, Commodity Procurement and Sourcing experience, and 5+ years of expertise in Purchasing policy and process knowledge with experience using Purchasing tools and Systems.

Project Management skills Ability to clearly present recommendations to leadership Strong leadership, interpersonal, negotiation and analytical skills Strong written and oral communication skills Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable decision-making Comfortable dealing with internal and external conflicts

Preferred qualifications include continuous pursuit of learning and development to drive commodity expertise, experience with eMotors, invertors, or vehicle electrification, persuasive and convincing communication skills, ability to develop and successfully execute negotiations strategy, familiarity with manufacturing processes, big picture strategic mindset, creative thinker and problem solver, and highly organized self-starter with demonstrated leadership skills.

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.

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $84,480-162,120. 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.

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Your key duties will involve conducting onsite emissions laboratory assessments and sign-offs of Ford and contract facilities to ensure conformance to corporate guidelines and regulatory requirements. You will also provide ongoing support to vehicle programs and laboratory personnel with respect to regulatory interpretations, measurement analysis, and laboratory assessments.

Additionally, you will review and interpret new regulations for emissions and fuel economy testing, providing direction to laboratories to ensure compliance with new regulations. You will participate in government/industry forums to collaborate on best practices and run special test programs.

You will carry out test programs to evaluate new measurement equipment and/or vehicle technologies, generating assessment and sign-off reports documenting laboratory status. You will develop test procedures and local assessment procedures based on regulations and Ford best practices.

To succeed in this role, you will need a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience. You should have effective oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal, negotiation, and persuasion skills, and the ability to interact effectively with senior management and regulatory contacts.

Experience with emissions laboratory equipment or emissions test procedures/regulations (light duty or heavy duty) is desired, as well as knowledge of vehicle powertrain components and basic understanding of vehicle electrification. Experience applying statistical methods is also desired.

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