Global Director – Seating and Safety

Responsibilities

• Crafting and executing a sourcing strategy including resiliency measures, quality, cost and delivery objectives
• Responsible for using data and expertise to quickly assess gaps in the supply chain team’s operations and create strategies to address them
• Developing resiliency strategies for commodities impacting the passenger space to drive the Supply Chain transformation
• Determining the best plan of action for Ford within the value stream map

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or similar
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Supply Chain or similar discipline
• 10+ years leadership experience
• Functional supply chain management experience gained through previous leadership in one or more areas of the function
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Ability to lead complex negotiations and excellent knowledge of contractual terms and conditions
• Ability to analyze and synthesize data to inform areas of opportunity
• Ability to influence change across all layers of an organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present in both forms with confidence at an executive level.
• Skilled at navigating a large, matrixed environment. Team player, adept at building relationships and adapting to a strong culture.
• Ability to break down complex issues and implement new and innovative strategies.
• Exhibit the Ford OS behaviors of Excellence, Focus and Collaboration and a high level of resilience to function in a complex environment.