Ford Motor Company

Analyst, Supply Chain Programs

Ford Motor Company$86K — $144K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of Supply Chain, Program Management, or related experience.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in data mining and interpreting complex data.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office Suite, with executive presentation skills.
  • Experience with business intelligence tools like Ariba, Power BI, and Qlik Sense.
  • Knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain processes and product development milestone management.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a cross-functional environment.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills with stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Supply Chain program management for vehicle programs from planning through launch.
  • Serve as the Supply Chain PoV owner, providing program status and risk assessments.
  • Develop and maintain program workplans and dashboards for monitoring milestones.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align program assumptions and priorities.
  • Represent Supply Chain in Program Activity Team and New Model Launch reviews.
  • Analyze program data to support business case development and financial planning.
  • Drive continuous improvement in program management processes and efficiency.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave with new parent programs.
  • Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
  • Employee vehicle discount programs and management leases.
  • Tuition assistance for continuing education.
  • Active employee resource groups and community service paid time off.
  • Generous paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Supply Chain Program Management team is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Analyst, Supply Chain Programs to lead end-to-end Supply Chain program deliverables for Ford's truck programs. This role serves as the Supply Chain point of view (PoV) owner for assigned programs, driving cross-functional alignment, milestone readiness, and program execution from pre-program planning through launch.

What you'll do...

The successful candidate will partner with Product Development, Finance, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), and Program Management to ensure Supply Chain deliverables support program objectives for cost, quality, timing, and localization.
  • Lead Supply Chain program management activities for assigned vehicle programs, ensuring alignment with product development milestones, timing, and deliverables from pre-program planning through launch.
  • Serve as the Supply Chain point of view (PoV) owner, providing program status, risk assessments, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership.
  • Develop and maintain program workplans, dashboards, and reporting tools to monitor milestone readiness, identify risks, and drive timely issue resolution.
  • Partner with Product Development, Finance, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), and Program Management to align program assumptions, priorities, and Supply Chain deliverables.
  • Represent Supply Chain in Program Activity Team (PAT), New Model Launch (NML), and other cross-functional program reviews, ensuring effective communication and executive-level reporting.
  • Analyze program data and performance metrics to support business case development, financial planning, localization initiatives, and continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Provide Supply Chain input into GPDS Integrator, Corporate Business Plan Reviews (BPR), OESAR, and other program milestone reviews to support informed decision-making.
  • Drive continuous improvement by enhancing program management processes, reporting, and cross-functional execution to improve efficiency, visibility, and program outcomes.


You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of Supply Chain, Program Management, or related experience.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in data mining, business case development, and interpreting complex data to drive decisions.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite, with experience developing executive-level presentations.
  • Experience with Ariba, Sourcing Workplan Tool (SWT), Power BI, and Qlik Sense or similar business intelligence and reporting tools.
  • Knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain processes and product development milestone management.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet aggressive deadlines, and deliver high-quality results in a cross-functional environment.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.


Even better, you may have...
  • Knowledge of Ford systems, GPDS, and Supply Chain program management processes.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Product Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Material Planning & Logistics, Purchasing, or Supplier Technical Assistance (STA).
  • Demonstrated commercial business acumen with a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and driving process improvements.


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 salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

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:

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-RR2

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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183,000 employees
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Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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