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Summary: As a Module Buyer, you will source high-quality underbody modules, drive cost efficiency, ensure quality, and manage on-time delivery within Ford's supply chain. Highlights: 1. Shape a resilient supply chain for Ford's vehicle production 2. Own sourcing, supplier engagement, and purchasing activities 3. Partner with cross-functional teams to meet program targets **Module Buyer** The Ford Supply Chain team is central to our ability to build great vehicles. As a Module Buyer you’ll source high ‑ quality underbody modules while driving cost, quality, and on ‑ time delivery. You ’ ll help shape a resilient supply chain so Ford can consistently deliver the vehicles our customers want. The Module Buyer owns sourcing, supplier engagement, and day ‑ to ‑ day purchasing activities for a defined portion of the underbody module category. You will support future model sourcing, deliver productivity through Total Value Management (TVM), and manage operational execution to meet program cost, quality, and delivery targets. You ’ ll partner closely with Product Development (PD), Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), and Manufacturing, Planning \& Logistics (MP\&L), and Finance. At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Ford’s Purchasing team works to ensure that parts and services sourced from around the globe are of the highest quality, at optimal cost, and delivered on\-time. We aim to build strong relationships with the supply base so that Ford can produce vehicles that our customers want and value. Building and maintaining strong, mutually beneficial relationships with a diverse range of suppliers helps us lower costs, improve quality and make progress toward our sustainability goals. We recognize that a diverse supply base is an integral part of our overall success, providing fresh perspectives that lead to cutting\-edge innovations and accelerated business development. We continue to foster productive relationships with entrepreneurs from a wide range of backgrounds to meet our customers’ needs and expectations. **You'll have...** * Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline. * Minimum of 5\-years of strategic buying or sourcing experience. * Proficiency with purchasing systems, sourcing tools, and standard procurement procedures. * High energy and a strong commitment to continuous learning to develop commodity expertise. * Self ‑ starter who is motivated and effective working independently or as part of a cross ‑ functional team. * Proven negotiation skills, able to create leverage in both offensive and defensive scenarios. * Excellent persuasive written and verbal communication skills, proficient in power point, capable of producing proposals, reports, and plans that secure business ‑ leader commitment. * Ability to translate organizational needs and priorities into input to category strategies. **Even better, you may have…** * 7\+ years’ experience in strategic buying or sourcing within automotive. * MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management or a closely related field. * Advanced data ‑ analytics capability to drive sourcing decisions and model scenarios (e.g., Excel, Power BI/Tableau). Knowledge or previous experience in automotive industry. * Ford Motor Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, as we are committed with a diverse workforce, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and basis of disability. **What you’ll do…** * Manage cost, quality, and material efficiencies across the program lifecycle. * Lead supplier relationship management and a proactive supplier engagement model. * Develop strategies that support long‑term commodity viability and corporate objectives. * Own program sourcing decisions and be the point‑of‑view (POV) lead for assigned programs, securing capacity, cost, timing, and ESG alignment. * Deliver annual cost‑savings and distinguish opportunities from pure commercial leverage, design changes, and supply‑chain improvements. * Analyze market supply/demand dynamics and identify supply‑risk mitigation strategies. * Partner with cross ‑ functional strategic teams to assess supply ‑ base footprint, supplier financial health, emerging technologies, and market trends. * Monitor industry trends, new assembly technologies, and supplier financial/footprint changes to inform strategy. * Purchasing lead for internal Make vs Buy studies and Bailment Studies.
