Manager, Ford Pro/Truck Strategy

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI • 1h ago

Ford is seeking a strategic, analytical, and influential leader to serve as Portfolio Strategy Manager for Ford Pro and Truck across the North America markets. In this role, you will shape the future product portfolio by translating complex market dynamics, customer insights, and business constraints into actionable portfolio strategies that drive profitable growth and strengthen Ford's competitive position globally.

This is a high-visibility role that requires the ability to synthesize complexity into clarity, build compelling business cases, and influence senior leadership decision-making.

Lead portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck across the North America markets, ensuring alignment with regional priorities and Ford's global enterprise strategy.

Drive segment "chessboard" analysis to identify emerging market opportunities, competitive threats, and white-space segments, informing where and how Ford should compete.

Lead comprehensive portfolio studies, factoring in complex variables and constraints-including regulatory environments, powertrain mix, capital allocation, and market-specific demand-while partnering closely with cross-functional teams across Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Finance.

Develop robust business cases that quantify the financial, operational, and strategic implications of portfolio recommendations.

Present recommendations to senior leadership with compelling storytelling, clear communication, and a data-driven narrative that enables confident decision-making.

Manage strategy resources and budget across multiple concurrent studies, ensuring workstreams progress on schedule and deliver the insights required to support critical portfolio decisions.

Required:

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field

Significant experience in strategy, portfolio planning, product strategy, management consulting, or a related discipline

Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives

Strong financial acumen and experience building business cases and investment recommendations

Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with proven ability to influence senior executives

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights

Preferred:

MBA or advanced degree

Automotive industry experience, particularly in product or portfolio planning

Experience leading and developing teams, and managing budgets and resources

Key Competencies:

Strategic and systems thinking

Cross-functional leadership and influence

Executive-level communication and presentation

Comfort with ambiguity and complexity

Global and cultural awareness

Results orientation and bias for action

Ability to lead and develop teams

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

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

Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

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/LL5 (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_https:/fordcareers.co/LL5\\;!!N\LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!EWycfcgq-3FoXkGkDY7MsWl1cFd0xLP49GqvjwMrfFoWs6VLRFc9TDV2-TvmskHC_o8lfLRm0pinmtt4wA$)

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.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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