Senior Manager of Supplier Quality Industrialization and Launch (STA)

Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

The Ford Purchasing team adds critical value to the entire organization. You'll help us source the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery. You'll also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want.

In this position...

Senior Manager of Supplier Quality Industrialization and Launch is responsible for working between engineering, Manufacturing, and supply chain teams as well as with external suppliers to ensure alignment on requirements, provide critical feedback on part designs, 2-D drawings, and directly improve specification development procedures for Ford's next generation electric powertrains. The hands-on leader of this team will identify, attract, mentor and retain the most talented engineers to enable new automotive suppliers, build robust quality plans, and drive for low-cost high-volume manufacturing processes in an extremely aggressive timeline across globe.

What you'll do...

• Own processes, communication, and documentation from sourcing through to the transition to high volume production with new and existing suppliers to meet or exceed Quality & Capacity requirements
• Responsible owner for supplier site, quality plan, manufacturing process and quality of resultant part output
• Develop balanced specifications for successful RFQ's using reliability goals and FMEA's
• Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM & Process DFM tools, & the associated Control Plans
• Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre-production activities
• Lead critical capability evaluation and ensure quality for purchased parts and material supply chain from Tier 1 to Tier n at supplier.
• Lead and conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information. Lead product introduction activities at the supplier.
• Develop and validate corrective actions needed at suppliers to deliver quality targets at scale
• Support the design team in generating and checking 2-D drawings and component specifications
• Support the global supply chain team in should-cost activities and supplier negotiations.
• Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems
• Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost
• Support the Global Supply Management team to ensure Costed Bill of Process is accurate, complete and aligns to manufacturing process. Identify areas for ongoing optimization.
• Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead-times
• Directly hire and building out a technical engineering staff to lead quality and industrialization

You'll have...

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years experience in a leadership role in supplier quality management and production management
• 10+ years experience working in an assembly or manufacturing environment.
• In depth understanding of EV Architecture, HV Batteries, EDUs, Power Electronics, GD&T, DFM, and Root Cause Analysis
• Understanding of QMS and SPC & Suppler Quality tool box (ISO, IATF)
• Ability to travel (25-75% on average on a short term or long basis based on supplier global site locations)

Even better, you may have...

• Experience with APQP, PPAP, Lean Six Sigma, MSA, FMEA and Minitab.
• Strong engineering and quality skills to support supplier process and quality negotiations
• Previous experience as a design and quality engineer
• Ability to provide feedback on supplier processes to ensure manufacturability and cost optimization.
• Ability to hire and recruit engineering and supply chain team members

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
• 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 a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

Please see our Company Profile.

This position is a leadership level LL5.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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