Ford Motor Company

Manufacturing Business Manager

Ford Motor Company • $112K — $212K *
Louisville, KY 40214In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 5+ years of manufacturing experience, especially in assembly operations.
  • Comprehensive understanding of plant operations and manufacturing processes.
  • Thorough knowledge of the Ford Production System (FPS).
  • Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in Ford IT operating systems and standard office software.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate business planning activities across assembly plants.
  • Manage the Region Business Control Center with timely performance data reporting.
  • Implement processes to track Manufacturing SQDCPME objectives.
  • Champion Ford Production System principles throughout the Region.
  • Track Finished Vehicle Inventory to support targets.
  • Develop business cases for strategic decision-making.
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives across the Region.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care and parental leave options.
  • Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility treatments.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members.
  • Tuition assistance available for further education.
  • Active employee resource groups for community support.
  • Generous schedule of paid holidays including a week between Christmas and New Year.
Full Job Description
Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Business Manager is responsible for driving business planning, performance tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives across assigned assembly plants within the Region. This role serves as a key liaison between plant leadership and the Director of Manufacturing, ensuring alignment on strategic priorities, operational scorecards, and the deployment of the Ford Production System (FPS). The Business Manager will manage the Region Business Control Center, support cost and quality objectives, and facilitate cross-functional coordination to enable sustained operational excellence.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Coordinate business planning activities across assigned assembly plants to support regional objectives.
  • Manage the Region Business Control Center, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of key performance data.
  • Implement and maintain processes to track and deliver Manufacturing SQDCPME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, Environment) Scorecard objectives.
  • Champion the adoption and application of Ford Production System (FPS) principles throughout the Region.
  • Track and manage Finished Vehicle Inventory to support production and delivery targets.
  • Develop and evaluate business cases to inform strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Coordinate actions supporting plant achievement of total cost and quality objectives.
  • Lead the coordination of quality improvement initiatives across the Region.
  • Support the development and execution of plant-level FPS implementation plans.
  • Coordinate program and cost review sessions with relevant stakeholders.
  • Facilitate weekly Operating Committee Meetings (OCM).
  • Facilitate Labor Staffing Authorization Requests (SARs).
  • Support Kaizen workshops and continuous improvement events within the Region.
  • Support Regional innovation initiatives and idea implementation.
  • Manage the Region SharePoint site and associated documentation.
  • Represent the Director of Manufacturing and other Regional Directors in meetings as required.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of Manufacturing.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 5+ years of Significant manufacturing experience, with a strong background in assembly operations.
  • Comprehensive understanding of plant operations and manufacturing processes.
  • Thorough knowledge of the Ford Production System (FPS) and its core principles.
  • Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proven leadership aligned with Ford's core behaviors and values.
  • Proficiency in Ford IT operating systems and standard office software applications.
  • Strong meeting facilitation skills, with the ability to engage and align cross-functional stakeholders.

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.


This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-212,760.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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