PS&L Automation Manager
- Job ID
- 70030
- Location
- Livonia, Michigan
- Category
- Marketing & Sales
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
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
In this position...
In this role, you will be supporting the engineering services team within Parts Supply & Logistics (PS&L) within Ford’s Customer Service Division (FCSD). Whoever is selected for this position will be at the forefront of Ford operational innovation, working on advanced technology solutions intended to drive enhanced safety, quality, and efficiency for our distribution and packaging business.
Key aspects of the position include developing network automation strategy, building out and presenting executive level financial business cases, performing vendor/technology evaluation, hands on implementation of selected solutions, and post implementation support of those solutions in collaboration with other key PS&L departments.
Those interested in this role should be prepared for a fast-paced environment, managing 5-10 key projects at any given time, spending most days within a Ford operations facility problem solving or project management, and willing to travel for at least 1 week+ per month while being based out of southeast Michigan.
What you'll do...
• Review technology and advanced automation solutions, performing strategic vendor evaluation and selection.
• Complete and present detailed financial business cases associated with strategic initiatives to demonstrate return on investment in collaboration with Finance to FCSD leadership.
• Lead project management efforts to support large and small scale initiatives, supporting projects from strategic inception to physical execution and post launch support, working cross functionally with operations, IT, finance, purchasing, and safety team members.
• Lead collaboration and benchmarking efforts both internally at Ford with the manufacturing organization and externally with industry and non-industry players to identify best in world solutions to and maintain PS&L’s competitiveness.
• Support FCSD operations globally with continuous improvement efforts, potential changes to material handling strategies, and space optimization techniques. Collaborating with operations leadership on project strategy, funding, and execution.
• Work cross functionally with other Ford organizations such as purchasing, finance, manufacturing, and labor affairs.
• Perform internal purchasing functions to generate requisitions and gain necessary approvals to execute POs, process invoices, and reconcile discrepancies.
• Identify deficiencies in existing material flow and storage strategies, provide recommendations for automation based on data supported analysis.
• Support systems integration between identified solutions and the SAP EWM software that runs our North American distribution and packaging network.
• Leverage project management skills to hit launch dates/deadlines, staying within budget, and overcoming obstacles within a high paced environment.
• Perform detailed root cause analyses – PDCA/A3/etc. to help diagnose proper solutions for systemic challenges.
• Candidates should expect to be onsite at a metro Detroit PS&L operations facility 3-4 days per week, with locations varying day to day.
• Candidates should expect frequent travel to various North American PS&L operations facilities and to travel for GEMBA benchmarking with other OEMs and equipment vendors.
You'll have...
- BA or BS in Supply Chain or Industrial Eng. - Required
- 5+ years of material handling automation/systems experience
- 3+ years of project management experience
- Extremely proficient in Microsoft Suite applications – Excel, Power Point, etc.
- Strong operations experience and knowledge – preferably distribution operations
- Collaboration - Proven ability to work cross functional with strong collaboration mindset
- Executive presence – ability to represent themselves and organization to internal and external senior leadership
- Excellence – Track record of delivering strong results and managing complex projects from inception to go-live. Results driven mindset.
- Focus – Ability to manage multiple projects at once, and balance key organizational priorities to define timelines and direct employee workloads.
- Ability to set a vision and rally team member passion around delivering a common goal.
- Ability to assess team member strengths and put personnel in the best position possible to ensure overall team success and department goals are met.
- Knowledge of distribution industry best practices in warehouse design and automation
Even better, you may have...
Master’s Degree - Recommended
AutoCAD experience preferred
SAP EWM/WMS experience preferred
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
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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680- $212,760.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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