Buyer, Marketing & Sales

Overview

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation - grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

Job Type: Full time

Work Type: Hybrid

In this position...

The Marketing Sales & Services Supply Chain Team is responsible for delivering marketing solutions on time, within budget and with compliance with our standards. This role involves managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and collaborating closely with various internal departments to meet their needs. The Marketing & Sales Buyer will be responsible for the creation and implementation of assigned Category Business Plans within marketing sales & services which includes advertising agency services, sales support, engagement marketing and public relations & communications. These category strategies will be leveraged to support the quality, timing, and cost deliverables of various marketing sales & services initiatives for immediate and future business requirements. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong negotiation skills, a deep understanding of marketing & sales, and proven experience at developing and implementing robust category strategies.

What you'll do...

Develop and lead global category implementation strategy

Coordination with global purchasing partners to support Marketing Sales & Services reach

Drive on-time sourcing of key initiatives for Ford Blue, Lincoln, FCSD, Ford Model e, IS & Pro

Negotiate Terms for Contracts and Find solutions to meet compliance, mitigate risk while also enabling speed to market for new businesses.

Build strong cross-functional relationships within internal business units and departments to further align on strategic category vision and savings opportunities

Drive and support supply base optimization and strategic priorities through leverage of Enterprise spend

Be a progressive thinker, seeking out ways to drive efficiencies, find cost savings, or spend reduction opportunities, with intelligence of what is best in class.

Work with key stakeholders and stay abreast of current and future technologies or sources to maintain a consistent flow of up-to-date services and products

You'll have...

Bachelor’s Degree

3+ years of supply chain/commodity/program management experience

Strong communicator that can effectively transition from bottom-up details to concise, clear executive-level messaging

Ability to build relationships and trust across organizations to drive decisions and alignment.

Strong data & analytics understanding for synthesis of complex data into clear, understandable format

Proactive and resourceful; comfortable with navigating ambiguity

Flexible and adaptable attitude to changing priorities

Collaborative leader and team player

Ability to creatively problem solve, adjust priorities, and manage workload with agility in the team, to deliver business critical objectives

Even better, you may have...

Master’s Degree preferred

5+ years of supply chain/program/commodity management experience in the Automotive industry

Experience with Category Management and/or Category Implementation

Strong understanding of Marketing Sales & Services offerings e.g., Advertising, Meetings & Events, Sales Support, etc.

Strong process competency and knowledge across complex sourcing processes (i-ERP, S2C, P2P)

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., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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. #LI-Hybrid#LI-RR2

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