Job Description
Job Description The Global Program Management mission is to deliver great global product programs on time that support the business plan financials, quality and win in the marketplace.
Responsibilities What you’ll do... - Conduct engineering statistical analysis and leverage Six Sigma tools to resolve Quality and Warranty issues on F150 and Super Duty vehicle lines
- Develop and lead Truck Quality Operating System and Warranty Process to support Corporate Objectives for 25CY
- Drive part, quality and warranty cost reductions through component, vehicle benchmarking and analysis of dealership vehicle repair processes
- Conduct technical design reviews with product development engineering across all vehicle systems. including Body, Chassis, Electrical, Software Engineering, from the component level to fully integrated in vehicle
- Responsible for delivering pre-production vehicle builds from end to end including technical, cost, feasibility issue resolution
- Determine fit-for-test criteria to support vehicle level attribute test requirements
- Lead product technical reviews ranging from planning to studio/appearance
- Identify major program issues including technical compatibility and help needed, and take actions to resolve
- Deliver technical product assumption changes via change control process
- Resolve cross-functional cost, quality and timing conflicts and drive consensus
- Manage program dashboard – make live reporting of status & issues possible through collaboration with team leaders and automating program management tools
- Organize new program launch activities & track key program metrics
- Manage and maintain program sharing sites & program communications
Qualifications You'll have... - Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, information technology or a technology related field
- Achieved certification: Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills (G8D, Ishikawa)
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team
- Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees
- Demonstrated conflict management skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills
- Ability to work closely and successfully with others in order to deliver results
- Experience with delivering multiple commodities at an OEM, from cradle to grave (on the same commodity/program is preferred; however scattered delivery is okay too).
- Experience with system level or vehicle level development and integration (program management, planning/strategy/architecture, TPM/systems engineering capacity)
- Experience with program delivery - geometric development and convergence, and engineering sign off
Even better, you may have…
- Strong working knowledge of Ford's specific product development system
- Working knowledge of the Ford Production System (FPS)
- Passion for/deeply familiar with diesel, gas, and electric vehicles engineering
- Experience with prototype vehicle assembly including prototype part logistics and OEM vehicle assembly (IMF)
- Familiar with security protocols and requirements of the automotive industry, and the concepts of Proprietary, Confidential and Secret data
- Experience with Atlassian suite of collaboration tools including Confluence & Jira
- Bonus points for a car-related or other technology/mobility related / hands-on hobby
Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in FORD+ (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
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
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