Ford Motor Company

North American Import/Export Operations Supervisor

Ford Motor Company$112K — $212K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business
  • Strong leadership and process-oriented mindset
  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional team leadership skills
  • Proficiency with MRP systems (CMMS3 or SAP)
  • Experience with Data Analytical Tools
  • In-depth knowledge of Global Logistics and Ocean Carriers
  • Understanding of Customs laws and processes
  • MBA is a plus
  • Preferred background in supply chain or plant operations

Responsibilities

  • Achieve year-over-year freight efficiency budget
  • Minimize international premium freight costs
  • Monitor and achieve Ocean Cube metrics
  • Limit production disruptions and delays
  • Manage 3PL provider performance through KPIs
  • Collaborate with Ocean Carriers to enhance overall performance
  • Conduct Kaizen activities at operational sites to resolve constraints

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care and parental leave options
  • Family building benefits like adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • Discounts on vehicles for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Active employee resource groups for community and networking
  • Paid time off for community service initiatives
  • Generous holiday schedule and vacation options
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

The North America Ocean Import & Export Supervisor Position presents an exciting opportunity to take on a critical leadership role in an everchanging supply chain. Put your MP&L and Supply Chain knowledge to use as you lead a team to design and implement the most cost-effective import / export logistics network. This network includes operational responsibility for Import and Export warehouse facilities. The team is responsible to ensure consistent flow of material to the plants in NA around the world while optimizing freight and inventory cost.

You will lead and optimize end-to-end Ocean Import and Export Operations to ensure a highly efficient, cost-effective global supply chain. On the import side, you will manage the Ocean Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) and Ocean Liners to optimize network design, oversee import deconsolidation operations at six or more North American warehouse facilities, and manage ocean transit float to minimize accessorial, inventory, warehouse, and premium freight costs. You will also lead the annual ocean carrier bidding process to ensure it is awarded on time and under budget, while driving year-over-year freight and inventory reduction targets and improving inbound/outbound container utilization. For export operations, you will partner with 3PL providers to ensure the safe packaging and shipping of powertrains to more than 20 global customers, secure the necessary weekly capacity to support demand, and implement lean management principles to guarantee damage-free, on-time material shipments. Throughout these operations, you will maintain robust inventory control processes and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs to ensure performance consistently exceeds global standards.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Achieve YOY Freight Efficiency budget.
  • Minimize international premium freight.
  • Achieve Ocean Cube metrics
  • Limit production disruptions.
  • Manage 3PL provider performance through KPI's
  • Work w/ Ocean Carriers to improve performance.
  • Perform Kaizen activities at Ports, Warehouses, etc to break constraints.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Engineering or Business degree
  • Strong leadership behaviors, with a systemic process-oriented mindset.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to lead cross-functional teams.
  • Strong MRP experience (CMMS3 or SAP)
  • Experience with Data Analytical Tools
  • Strong understanding of Global Logistics
  • Understanding of Global Ocean Carriers
  • Understanding of Customs laws and processes
  • MBA
  • Strong supply chain, supplier performance and/or plant experience preferred


Even better, you may have...

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.

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.

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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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1903
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