About this role
In this position...
You will manage and improve the end-to-end execution of production orders, work-in-process (WIP), material flow, parts availability, and inventory control in a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will ensure physical operations and system data remain aligned across MES and ERP platforms; resolve material, scheduling, and inventory discrepancies; and support continuous improvement through reporting, automation, and disciplined process execution.
You'll have...
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field required.
- Experience in production control, WIP scheduling, materials planning, inventory management, parts control, logistics, manufacturing operations, or a related field preferred.
- Experience working with ERP, MES, materials-planning, inventory-management, or production-control systems.
- Proficiency in spreadsheets and business reporting tools; experience with Power BI, automation tools, or similar analytics platforms preferred.
- Strong understanding of production order execution, material flow, inventory transactions, WIP control, and reconciliation processes.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, and work effectively across internal teams in a fast-paced production environment.
- Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to identify, communicate, and escalate material, scheduling, inventory, and system-data risks.
Even better, you may have...
- Experience supporting parts availability, schedule adherence, and production continuity in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Experience maintaining and reconciling MES and ERP data, including bills of material, routings, work orders, material records, or inventory transactions.
- Experience identifying and resolving material shortages, overdue materials, inventory discrepancies, or production constraints.
- Experience leading or supporting physical inventory counts, cycle counts, inventory audits, and reconciliation activities.
- Experience using Power BI or other digital tools to develop operational dashboards, automate reporting, or improve process visibility.
- Experience conducting root-cause analysis and implementing process improvements related to material control, WIP management, inventory accuracy, or production execution.
- Experience collaborating effectively with production, warehousing, logistics, quality, finance, and other internal business partners.
- Experience supporting efforts to reduce expediting, production downtime, manual processes, inventory variances, or excess inventory.
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
This position is a salary grade 6 and 7 ranges from $74,300-$144,900.
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/GSR
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.
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Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.
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