Direct and Service Procurement Product Group Lead

at  Ford Motor Company

• End-to-End Product Group ownership
• Solutions Delivery – large/global program delivery experience
• Learn new technologies and toolset (SAP Ariba / S4/Hana)
• Business relationship management
• Supplier management
• Knowledge of Purchasing and Finance processes
• Experience working with large cross functional / Program teams, navigating through ambiguities, handling challenging conversations, making critical decisions, integrating legacy systems with SAP products
• Experience leading multiple product teams, grooming talents and developing a high performing team
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (minimum of 12 years), or an associate degree with a minimum of 6 years of equivalent work experience
• 12+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology experience from develop to support, strategy to implement
• Strategy and Roadmap – Provide vision, goals and objectives, collaborate with key stakeholders and navigate through ambiguities on developing strategies/re-engineering business process and guide product teams to create the roadmap
• Experience of delivering and implementing large IT programs
• Experience with scaled Agile Software Development along with Release and Deployment management for larger programs
• Experience in Cloud Computing and operations
• Design and Delivery – Guide PI planning discussions, Work with cross product teams and influence to prioritize the Sub-Epics, Features, and deliver incremental values
• Support Operations – Develop plans to run and protect business, Keep the technology stack up to date, manage well within the CSF/CTQ factors, continuously improve the performance, exceed the KPI targets, generate efficiencies and potential savingsMust maintain integrity, coordination with other value streams, legacy systems etc. There are numerous integrations (functional & technical) across the globe. Moreover, there is technical complexity of integrating legacy applications with Informatica and SAP landscapes, execution complexities of influencing Business partners and external vendors to implement within the timeframe
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  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, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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: Benefit Summary
  This position is a salary grade LL5 .
  This position is a range of salary grades LL5.

Please refer the Job description for details