Supplier Launch Readiness Specialist

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We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world - together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

As part of our Ford Forward Model Launch Readiness Team, you'll help support the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of supporting great products people use and love.

In this position...

You will help us deliver global supplier manufacturing readiness, from a supply chain logistics perspective, ensuring successful launches at North American plants. This position demands strategic thinking, effective leadership, and the capability to manage multiple launches simultaneously, across various plants and suppliers. In addition to launch readiness, the position will also execute the new Q1 / Material Management Operations Guidelines (MMOG) 4th edition supplier compliance process, by working closely with the Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) organization. If you have the background to develop strong, mutually beneficial supplier relationships that will result in decreased costs, improved quality and enhanced sustainability, we want you to join us.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business
• 3+ years of manufacturing operations experience
• 1+ years of experience with data analytics leveraging analytical tools like Power BI, Tableau or Alteryx for data driven story telling.

Even better, you may have...

• Master Degree in Business / Engineering (preferably Mechanical, Industrial)
• Strong Data Analytical Skills to gather data from multiple sources to identify root causes, trends & insights and recommend operational improvements on Supplier Delivery Performance
• Functional understanding of overall Material Planning & Logistics business practices and supporting systems.
• Strong story telling capabilities with data to enable data driven decision making benefiting the Organization
• Knowledge in Data Analytics tools like Alteryx, Tableau or Qlik Sense
• Experience/understanding of EDI, DDL and MMOG preferred.
• Operational experience with CMMS (Common Material Management System) preferred
• Knowledge in SAP - MM Module
• Excellent communication skills, ability to lead and participate in cross-functional forums.
• Strong leadership behaviors, with a systemic process-oriented mindset.

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

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here:

This position is a range of salary grades 6, 7 and 8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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What you'll do...

Launch Execution:

• Serve as a core supply chain professional responsible for evaluating supplier readiness and industrialization processes for engineered parts, ensuring successful integration into new vehicle models.
• Conduct Launch Readiness reviews / audits with suppliers for new model programs (Vehicle & Powertrain Operations NA) at on-site or via virtual meetings
  • Clear documentation of findings & analysis in Super G Ford Supplier readiness system
• Lead engineering / part pedigree evaluation of supplier parts for Ford Plant's Capacity Uplifts & Shift additions, collaborating with the Design & Release (D&R) and new model launch teams.
• Rate suppliers' readiness for each program and ensure 100% audits are completed 30 days prior to MP1
• Provide support for suppliers to implement Job1 mandatory engineering changes on parts, to drive best quality vehicles and deliver flawless launch.
• Perform risk analysis and act on findings within the Technical Teams and Forums for new, critical, or greenfield/brownfield suppliers
• Collaborate with STA / Purchasing, to ensure supplier noncompliance issues pertaining to launch readiness are escalated on time & resolved
• Provide engineering support, training and education to distressed suppliers.
• Root cause analysis in super G, to understand and work with suppliers, to improve delivery performance
• Collaborate with Purchasing on Sourcing/Resourcing Actions
• Identify/implement any part engineering/design changes, for cost improvement during supplier on-site reviews.
• Address any SUPER-G-related issues and improvements to SUPER-G IT and Global Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Team (SMRT)
• Establish work and process standards and expectations for the assigned suppliers
• Travel to suppliers & plant locations (in some cases travel may be for multiple days)
• Collaborate with Product Development and Purchasing, to optimize the best manufacturing value stream to deliver the best cost at job #1.

Delinquent Supplier Management:

• Collaborate with STA and Purchasing on distressed suppliers' performance improvement
• Provide onsite support at supplier site, to work with them in ensuring production supplies, during crisis.
• Develop/Implement improvements & automations at supplier sites to mitigate risks and bring back standards.

Q1/MMOG Compliance:

• Work proactively with suppliers post sourcing, to ensure MMOG requirements are communicated, and standards are explained.
• Perform onsite audits when required to validate and review supplier demonstrations, to confirm compliance.
• Actively participate in Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) / Odette forums, to contribute towards changing guidelines / modify standards.