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Purchasing
Adding Value to the Bottom Line
Our Purchasing organization is responsible for determining the corporate supply strategy, identifying the supply base, and negotiating price and delivery terms to assure quality for the organization. These goals apply to procurement of any item supporting a large corporate business interest. Purchasing activities may be associated with the design and manufacture of vehicles, or supporting the organization through facilities, materials and other services.
Imagine spending $90 billion every year--and wringing the best value for your customer from every dollar. In purchasing there’s ample room for talent and ingenuity, as well as for knowledge of materials, suppliers and production methods. As a purchasing professional at Ford Motor Company, you'll:- study ways to capture emerging market opportunities
- select manufacturing strategies, world-class suppliers, and ways to develop new technology
- shape Ford's make/buy decisions
- negotiate and develop supply agreements
- respond to market technology and design changes
- plan the logistics of moving thousands of parts and vehicles around the world
- evaluate current and prospective suppliers in North America, Europe and around the globe
At Ford, everyone contributes to the bottom line. Some design products. Others engineer features. You'll add value.
Full Time Employment: Ford College Graduate Program and Experienced Hire Programs
The two-year Ford College Graduate Program provides a thorough orientation to the purchasing function and Ford Motor Company as a whole. Your responsibility grows as fast as you can handle it, giving you an opportunity to make a major contribution to our products and success. An FCG advisor provides mentoring and career counseling. At the conclusion of your program, you choose an assignment based on your abilities, interests, and the needs of the company.Potential FCG assignments include:
Core Purchasing, the driving force behind our goal to deliver a globally competitive supply base.
Vehicle/Product Center Purchasing,providing commodity and program management expertise for products, delivering quality, cost and timing targets at the component and systems level.
Supplier Technical Assistance Group
focusing on quality, cost and timing.
Facilities, Materials and Services Purchasing, responsible for all of Ford Motor Company's worldwide purchases of goods and services other than vehicle component parts.
Potential Summer Intern and Experienced Hire assignments include:Core Purchasing, the driving force behind our goal to deliver a globally competitive supply base.
Vehicle/Product Center Purchasing,providing commodity and program management expertise for products, delivering quality, cost and timing targets at the component and systems level.
Supplier Technical Assistance Group
focusing on quality, cost and timing.
Purchasing Business Office, responsible for global strategic planning and supply base analysis.
Purchasing Information Technology identifies and develops improved processes, and implements and oversees purchasing systems and procedures.
Strategic Planning and Process Improvement identifies and develops improved processes.
Facilities, Materials and Services Purchasing, responsible for all of Ford Motor Company's worldwide purchases of goods and services other than vehicle component parts. Preferred QualificationsDirect Hire Candidates typically have an M.B.A., or a B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Finance, Purchasing, Procurement Management, Supply Management, Material Planning and Logistics or an area such as Technology, with three to five years of related experience.
Ford College Graduate (FCG) Program Candidates typically have an M.B.A., or a B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Finance, Purchasing, Procurement Management, Supply Management, Material Planning and Logistics or an area such as Technology.
Summer Intern Candidates typically are junior undergraduates or first-year MBA students in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Finance, Purchasing, Procurement Management, Supply Management, Material Planning and Logistics or an area such as Technology.
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