Ford Motor Company

RTM Analyst

Ford Motor Company • $72K — $162K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • CMMS3 knowledge
  • Rail / Intermodal Carrier Operations Experience
  • Experience with Data Analytical Tools like Alteryx
  • Strong understanding of MP&L and Microsoft systems including Excel and Access
  • Ability to create tailored presentations for diverse audiences

Responsibilities

  • Implement freight efficiencies to meet cost targets
  • Develop logistics commodity strategies
  • Manage supplier shipping instructions and daily changes
  • Identify cost savings through sourcing and density changes
  • Interface with Plant Group Managers to resolve logistics issues
  • Audit logistics provider billing discrepancies
  • Support new product launches with zero logistics failures

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care and parental leave programs
  • Family building benefits including reimbursement for adoption and fertility treatments
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and their families
  • Tuition assistance
  • Active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service
  • Generous holiday schedule, including a winter break
Full Job Description
Job Description

As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build 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 making great products people use and love.

In this position...

The RTM & NA Inbound Network Design and Cost Analyst (Efficiencies, MCC, Warehousing, New Model, MFE, PF) role presents an exciting opportunity to take on a role in a critical area in our current Supply Chain climate. Apply your MP&L and Supply Chain knowledge to drive Cost and Efficiency to our Transportation Network.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

  • Implement freight efficiencies to achieve the assigned plants calendarized and annualized targets.


  • Develop logistics commodity strategies with Transportation Purchasing Organization.


  • Develop equipment & routing specs for Request for Quote with Transportation Purchasing.


  • Publish supplier shipping instructions, daily change management; including responding to operating plan changes.


  • Support TPO in helping carriers react to changes at least cost


  • Manage inbound freight cost by identifying and implementing improvements and tracking physicals.


  • Identify cost savings through sourcing changes and density changes.


  • Cube Utilization metrics, Planned to Actual metrics


  • Audit and dispute logistics provider billing discrepancies.


  • Review & Approve TONU, Approve Plant Requested pull-aheads, etc...


  • Interface with Plant Group Managers and MP&L Managers to manage logistics related issues between plants, suppliers and carriers.


  • MEL Meeting & metrics, Cost Reviews (with LLP Logistics Analyst)


  • Demurrage/detention tracking and adjudication for Rail and Intermodal.


  • Monitoring Cube Utilization, Brokering, Add/Cancel metrics, Rack Return-to-plan


  • Execute Forward Model Logistics plans in conjunction with the LLP and affected plant(s).


  • Interface with Lead Logistics Provider to ensure quality and timely delivery of services.


  • Monitor via weekly Plant Launch call


  • Support reductions in LLP Management fee. This also includes managing changes in LLP staffing to support shift, complexity and volume changes.


  • Support reduction in premium freight cost by ensuring proper float levels of in plant inventory.


  • Create 5% year over year save on long term purchase order agreements.


  • Achieve a reduction in brokering for key carriers utilizing Data Warehouse reports and detailed brokering & book of business reviews.


  • Maintain or improve 5.8 sigma rating for overall quality performance level for production disruptions.


  • Support new product launches in with zero production losses due to logistics failures.


  • Use Data and Performance Metrics to Develop Standards and Strategies based on Origin for float, transportation, and method of origin to reduce overall Transportation Cost including TONU, Detention/Demurrage Cost and Premium Freight.


  • Develop Standards and Strategies to Create a "Plan for Every Part" based on Transportation Flow including Routing, Float and Shipping Standards.


  • Interface with TPO on contracts for Transportation Provider Contracts.


  • Drive Optimal Window Times to the plants and Penske PLC teams to drive Optimal Window Times and Transportation Flow into our Plants.


  • Use our Pull Ahead Tools to Drive Improved KPIs for Cube and Rack Utilization.


  • Align our Cost to Production to Schedule and find creative ways to lessen the impact to our Transportation Network.


  • Lead efforts to use Telematics to help reduce our costs in Premium Freight and Accessorial Costs.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • High School Diploma or GED


  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


  • Strong CMMS3 knowledge,


  • Rail / Intermodal Carrier Operations Experience


  • Experience with CMMS3 Data/Datamart/Alteryx or other Data Analytical Tools


  • Strong understanding of MP&L (CMMS, Data Warehouse) and Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) systems.


  • Travel maybe be required to the plants, External Warehouses, Provider Sites. Weekend work may be required on an exception basis.


  • Ability to create presentations with clear objectives that tailor your content to your audience's interests, knowledge level and needs.
  • Strong supply chain and Plant Experience Preferred.


Even better, you may have...

  • Strong supply chain and Plant Experience Preferred.


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: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades 6- 8 and salary range $72,480-$162,120

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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About Ford Motor Company

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
* Ladders Estimates

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