Passive Category Buyer

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In this position...

As the Buyer, you will have a direct purchasing position for the FCSD purchasing organization. In this role, you will lead commercial negotiations, support critical supply issues, and manage material cost for the suppliers assigned. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify areas for process and cost improvements, support supplier management strategies, and ensure compliance to our standards.

Ford Motor Company Model e Supply Chain organization is looking for an experienced Supply Chain category professional to join our Digital Technology Sourcing team for Electronic Modules. The team is composed of Purchasing/Technical Experts who, along with our Engineering, Supplier Technical Assistance, and Manufacturing teams will help ensure world class delivery by our supply base. The candidate will interact with Suppliers and Ford Sites globally.

What you'll do...

• Work in a high performing Electronics Purchasing team to ensure security of supply of capacitors, resistors, inductors and timing devices and solutions for our next generation Electronic Modules.
• Establish/strengthen supplier relationships, enabling Ford to better align with and influence supplier technology roadmaps.
• Develop purchasing strategies for various components capacitors, resistors, inductors and timing devices and other electronic components technologies.
• Lead and issue RFQ’s to source passive components for next generation Electronic Modules.
• Collaborate with Product Development to source components meeting technical and quality requirements to allow delivery of state-of-the-art Smart connected vehicles
• Engage supplier partners at the executive and corporate level to develop strong partnerships. Hold regular Business reviews with suppliers.
• Manage Supplier emerging significant issues (supply issues, Quality, Cost etc.) and drive internal risk mitigation. Champion continuous improvement activities within the Purchasing team (including bureaucracy/efficiency improvement).
• Support current production programs for commercial issues in a timely, effective, and competitive manner for protection of supply and cost validation.
• Responsible for special projects on a time-to-time basis for continuous improvement and to develop processes and working guidelines within the team.
• Drive data collection for market and competitive landscape for passive components.

You'll have...

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years Purchasing experience.
• Prior specialized focus on passive commodities relevant to the automotive industry.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to build strong and effective relationships across technical and business teams globally.
• High level of creativity for problem solving.
• Strong negotiation skills for external or internal engagements.
• Possess excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• High organization skills and consistent ability to meet deadlines.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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-$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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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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.