Director, Indirect Supply Chain Transformation

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 The Leader will directly lead a team and partner closely with global category leaders, regional teams (with an initial focus on North America), finance, operations, technology, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable value through improved transparency, standardization, automation, and execution discipline. The position will play a critical role in unlocking the next generation of indirect savings while improving organizational effectiveness and scalability. The Leader will also direct Indirect Program Management for major industrial programs—including batteries, powertrains, and vehicles—ensuring required facilities, equipment, supplies, and services are sourced on time and at or below established cost targets. You Will... Strategy & Business Performance Lead the global indirect performance management system. Own enterprise KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and executive reporting. Establish leading and lagging indicators to measure savings, sourcing excellence, operational efficiency, resilience, and people performance. Translate business objectives into measurable initiatives and annual operating plans. Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews with executive leadership. Drive accountability for target attainment across all indirect teams. Process Excellence & Standardization Develop and institutionalize global standard work across indirect supply chain. Establish governance frameworks, playbooks, operating procedures, and controls. Eliminate process variation across regions and categories. Create scalable operating models that improve consistency, quality, and speed. Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and process optimization methods. Develop service level agreements and performance standards for critical processes. Transformation & Value Creation Build and execute the Indirect Supply Chain transformation roadmap. Identify opportunities to simplify work, automate activities, and digitize workflows. Lead deployment of AI, analytics, and digital sourcing solutions. Implement enterprise-wide programs that improve savings capture, sourcing effectiveness, and operational productivity. Establish mechanisms to quantify value realization and business impact. Drive organizational change management and capability adoption Savings & Productivity Leadership Partner with category teams to identify and unlock incremental savings opportunities. Create transparency to sourcing pipelines, market testing, control towers, compliance, and spend management activities. Benchmark internal and external performance to identify improvement opportunities. Develop productivity frameworks and resource utilization metrics. Ensure savings reporting and value capture methodologies are consistent globally. Industrial Program Management Lead Indirect Program Management for major industrial programs, including batteries, powertrains, and vehicles. Integrate Indirect Supply Chain requirements into program timing, sourcing strategies, budgets, and launch plans. Ensure facilities, equipment, supplies, and services are sourced and available to support program milestones and production readiness. Drive cross-functional issue resolution, supplier readiness, and execution against timing, cost, quality, and risk targets. Maintain visibility to program sourcing status, cost performance, risks, owners, and recovery actions. Deliver program requirements on time and at or below established cost targets. Organizational Effectiveness Establish a global operating rhythm for indirect supply chain leadership. Coordinate priorities and resources across regions and categories. Lead governance forums, executive reviews, and strategic planning processes. Driv…

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