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. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
Seeking a candidate that has Deep Understanding of Supply Chain Principles, Advanced Modelling of Complex Supply Chain Networks and Optimization Thereof.
Emphasizes And Advocates for the Customer, Based on Validated Research, Academic Knowledge, And Domain Experience. Identifies And Validates Pain Points and Opportunities with the Team for Impactful Solutions. Researches, Imagines, And Designs Highly Usable and Intuitive Solutions for Products / Services to Solve Customers' Problems That Align with Targeted Business Opportunities. Collaborates With Cross-functional Teams Across the Enterprise in Solving Critical Business Needs.
What you'll do...
Plans And Conducts Customer Research To Gather Data And Discover Problems Through User And Stakeholder Interviews.
Validates Researched Data To Bring Leading Indicators In Focus, Allowing The Team To Actively Analyze, Synthesize And Determine Valuable Product / Service Options.
Iteratively Hypothesizes And Discovers New Opportunities For The Customer's Needs / Desires, Aligning With Business Objectives And Technical Standards.
Seeks Continuous Feedback, Emphasizing The Importance Of Research Driven Product Decisions.
Plans And Conducts Business Process Mapping Workshops, Idea Generating Sessions And Facilitates Prioritization Of Relevant Ideas And Defining Minimum Viable Product Requirements.
Helps implement product manager vision
Engages With The Product Owner And Team To Prioritize And Define Product Strategy And Roadmaps.
Collaborate With Vendors To Design, Develop, Document, And Maintain Software / Hardware Proto@types, Two-way Data Integrations.
Collaborate With External And Internal Technical Peers (Product Managers, Business System Analysts, Software Engineers, Architects, And Vendors) To Design And Validate Technical Approaches And Designs.
Contribute To Maintain A Readied Backlog And Enable The Team To Go Further With Effective Usage Of Rally/Jira
Advocate The Use Of Agile Methodologies To Meet Stakeholder Requirements.
Assist In Estimation, Systems Testing, Triage And Debugging Sessions For Optimization Tool Data Integration Issues And Helps Track Product And Data Quality Metrics.
Utilize Statistical And Optimization Tools And Programming Languages To Conduct Data Integration Through Extraction, Transformation, And Loading (Etl) And Create Models To Generate Optimized Recommendations.
Configures, And Tests A Solution Based On (Home Grown / Commercial Off-the-shelf (Cots) Applications To Meet Functional And Non- Functional Requirements.
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science/Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software proto@types
Ability To Operate in an Ambiguous Environment with A Curiosity and Can-do Attitude Towards New Technologies and A Strong Desire to Learn So That the Team May Benefit.
Good Communication and Collaboration Skills in Working with Cross Functional Global Teams.
Understands Design Principles and Tools.
Have Hands on Experience Querying SQL/NoSQL Databases.
Uses Ui/Ux Design Practices To Advocate for The Customer and Help the Team Evolve the Product.
Meticulously Plans and Tracks Activities for Meeting Target Deadlines.
Produces Research Assets (Journey Maps, Affinity Walls, Empathy Maps, Storyboards, Personas, Etc.) To Capture Learning and Communicate the Immersive Customer
Experience with the Team and Other Stakeholders.
Conveys Design Requirements and Specification Details to The Team and Ensures They Capture Business and Customer Value.
Even better, you may have...
Experience With Supply Chain Planning, Inventory Optimization, Demand Forecasting And/or Supply Planning, Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Software Products
Working Knowledge And Experience In Implementation Of ERPs, SaaS Supply Chain Digital Tools (E2open, Kinaxis, One Network Etc.) Will Be An Asset.
High Degree Of Initiative, Self-motivation, And Ability To Work Autonomously.
PEGA certification or experience
Supply Chain Domain Certification As Plus (APICS - CPIM, CSCP)
Knowledge About API Design Standards, Patterns, And Best Practices To Create Robust And Performing Integrated Systems.
Good Team Player And Encourages Team Learning Opportunities Like Design Thinking
Experience In Cloud Platforms Like Azure, AWS, GCP
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
This position is a range of salary grades 6-7 .
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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