Ford Staff Global Supply Manager 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

250332384

What you’ll be able to do:

• Develop first principles should cost tools together with other engineering colleagues to provide

grounds up physics based minimum system or part cost

• Enable enterprise level optimization by providing the powertrain optimization teams the above

code based should cost tools to be integrated into the optimization plan

• Develop unique prototype solutions that ensure sourcing leverage supports design lock and

production program timing

• Drive internal make vs buys studies with internal advanced manufacturing groups to ensure

optimum outcomes

• Work with ADVEV GSM partners to redefine the purchasing software and tools that are used to

manage suppliers, part revisions, requirements, documentation, agreements, etc.

• Identify and develop key commercial partnerships throughout all necessary levels of the supply

material scarcity, geopolitical events risk mitigation , etc.

• Foster a collaborative costing culture both internally with Engineering and externally with

supplier partners. All stake holders should be supportive of the process and co-own delivery of

cost outcomes.

• Act as a liaison with engineering in releasing new products, collaborate in design reviews,

change control meeting, and other technical discussions to assess equipment needs and to

determine system requirements.

• Enable optimization across the enterprise by working with the engineering teams to

trends, material sourcing options and total vehicle system trade-offs.• Manage and resolve any supply disruptions into early protoype builds and ongoing vehicle production