External Warehouse Operations Supervisor

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI • 1d ago

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

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As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we're continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

What you'll do...

Drive Strategic Optimization: Dive deep into current and future warehouse operations to analyze efficiency, measure performance against targets, and develop a 5-year strategy to optimize Ford's North American warehouse footprint.

Spearhead Cost-Saving Initiatives: Identify and lead the development of cost-saving opportunities within warehousing and material flow, ensuring the Material Planning & Logistics (MP&L) organization meets its annual cost efficiency goals.

Support Future Vehicle Programs: Collaborate with New Model Launch, Manufacturing Engineering, and plant teams to provide critical cost and operational impact analysis for new vehicle programs and capacity expansions.

Enhance Process Efficiency: Partner with Product Development to drive vehicle complexity reductions that translate directly to warehouse cost savings, and conduct competitive benchmarking to ensure Ford's processes are best-in-class.

Provide Hands-On Plant Support: Travel to our Vehicle and Powertrain Operations plants (up to 50%) to provide expert, on-the-ground support to local teams, resolving material flow challenges and implementing Ford Production System (FPS) standards.

Implement Key Supply Chain Strategies: Drive the execution of critical efficiency initiatives with Supply Chain partners, focusing on sequencing, packaging optimization, and critical parts inventory strategy.

You'll have...

A bachelor's degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

Proven ability to work as a self-starter in a dynamic, unstructured environment where priorities can change quickly.

Experience with logistics systems such as a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), SMART, and PFEP-PRO (Plan For Every Part).

The ability and willingness to support up to 40% travel.

Even better, you may have...

A master's degree in a relevant field.

10+ years of progressive experience within MP&L, manufacturing, or supply chain operations.

Direct experience managing or optimizing third-party (3PL) warehouse operations.

Prior experience in a formal leadership role.

Advanced data analytics skills (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau).

Experience with Ford's Industrial Engineering processes and simulation tools (e.g., Pro Planner, FlexSim).

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6NonHTHD

This position is a leadership level grade 6.

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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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