USMCA Program Planning Analyst

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The Customs Department is responsible for ensuring compliance with international trade laws, minimizing duty and tax liabilities, and securing its global supply chain, which includes oversight of USMCA compliance during the forward model sourcing process.

Responsibilities: 

• Support the process development and oversight for USMCA Compliance for all New Model Vehicle and Unit Programs through the GPDS Milestones
• Develop strong knowledge of USMCA regulatory requirements and Tariff Codes to ultimately lead and educate across the enterprise
• Lead and interface with cross functional teams including Program Management / Supply Chain Purchasing / Material Logistics
• Leadership within New Program Teams, developing sourcing strategy and mix forecasts that ensure adherence to ongoing USMCA requirements
• Develop good working knowledge of the Manufacturing footprint, both assembly and powertrain, and purchasing sourcing strategy to align
• Align critical stake holders around the program objectives and create a strategy and sourcing plan that ensures compliance as well as program EBIT Targets and affordability
• Establish best practices and process improvements for USMCA compliance forecasting, and move tactical day-to-day workload to strategic and automated processes
• Ability to support non-standard work hours and availability when required to support Global organization

You'll have...

• Bachelor of Science / Engineering or Supply Chain and Logistics /Business or Academic Equivalent
• 2+ years of experience Understanding of USMCA qualification requirements
• Strong Excel and analytical skills are required
• Ability to work cross functionally with GDIA and lead development of new tools / dashboards
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to develop and present key material to both immediate and senior leadership as required
• Candidate must have strong collaboration skills to be able to work with a cross-functional team 
• Ability to work well remotely but also the ability to support in person meetings when required

Even better, you may have...

• Sourcing, Part Release, and/or Codification process knowledge or experience.An understanding of the business practices and systems impacting volumes (WERS/PDO) or sourcing is preferred.
• Experience in systems such as SPCPCS / SAC / GCP / MCVP / AVBOM preferred
• Development of Alteryx workflows for data analytics and/or process automation 
• MP&L, Pre-Production, and/or PD Project Management experience
• Experience in the New Model GPDS program approval cadence
• Basic Understanding of Manufacturing Footprint both for VO and Powertrain as well as the developing internal capability for EV commodities

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 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

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.

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