Commodity Buyer - Exterior Glass
Ford Motor Company
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- Location
- Dearborn, MI
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Nov 2
- 2 days ago
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About the company
Ford Motor Company
Automotive · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Lead Ford's North American Exterior Glass commodity
- Help Ford source technologies to customer needs in the combustion/EV market
- Maintain strong relationships with the current supply base
- Ensure parts sourced around the globe are of the highest quality
- Ensure parts are optimal cost and delivered on-time
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or related field of study
- 2-3+ years of purchasing experience focused on Glass commodity or 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, and/or sourcing experience with general automotive purchasing
- Previous Purchasing experience with glass, electrical, mechanical, or physical components
- Ability to work onsite 4-days per week in the Dearborn, MI area for a hybrid model
- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or related field of study
- 5+ years of purchasing experience focused on Glass commodity
- Human Center Design Thinking
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable operational decision-making
- Ability to conduct sourcing evaluations / business case studies and present clear recommendations to leadership
- Ability to build network relationships with cross-functional skill teams (PD, STA, finance, and OGC)
- Project management skills and process discipline
- 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.
Key skills
self-starterexpert in exterior glassstrong relationships
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We are seeking a Supply Chain Commodity Buyer to lead for Ford's North American Exterior Glass commodity into the future. The evolution of both combustion and electric vehicles (EV) is driving the need for new/additional glass technologies. Looking for a self-starter to take on the role as an expert in exterior glass, helping Ford source technologies to the customer needs of the combustion/EV market while maintaining strong relationships with the current supply base and ensure that parts sourced from around the globe are of the highest quality, optimal cost and delivered on-time.