Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

Why Ford Energy?
At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands.

In this position...

The Battery Cell Raw Materials Team is seeking highly motivated candidates looking to accelerate their careers as we drive towards the future of mobility and dive into the Global Energy Storage sector. You will have the opportunity to disrupt your way of thinking by joining the team that is on the forefront of the Electrification revolution.

This is a fast-paced area, heavily influenced by industry and economic conditions. In this Purchasing position, the selected candidate will lead data consolidation, strategy formation, modeling different business scenarios, generating internal supplier briefings for the cross-functional leadership teams, and proactively obtaining industry insights on the raw materials and components sourced within our team.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Strategic Sourcing & RFx Management
• Cost Management: Assist with cost roll up / cost report out on Cell Raw Material and Component costs (tariff change impacts, material cost changes) across multiple projects.
• Compliance & Governance: Track NDAs, ensuring teams maintain up to date NDAs and protect confidential information.
• Sourcing Support: Assist cross-functional teams with due diligence and sustainability assessments for future Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) sourcing.
• Tariff & Trade Tracking: Update and maintain team's HTS code tracker / tariff % to gain proactive perspective on tariff implications and affected cost.
• Category Leadership: Serve as sourcing lead for Carbon Black BESS sourcing.
• Data & Process Improvement: Assist Raw Material Manager for Lithium with data automating / streamlining for EOL recycling projects, and other relevant bespoke data analysis projects to identify cost and efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Market Intelligence: Analyze market trends, industry dynamics, and technology announcements to translate findings into data collection and actionable insights.
• Industry Engagement: Attend industry events, supplier presentations, trade shows, and technology forums. 
   

Qualifications

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management or related field.
• Desire to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment
• Flexible/adaptable to changing work assignments and business priorities
• Analytical mindset with the ability to ingest and analyze large data sets
• Solid storyteller/presentation skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Creative thinker/problem solver and ability to consider multiple points of view and work with multiple skill teams
• Aptitude to analyze industry trends and competitor actions
• Demonstrates resourcefulness and attention to detail, converting ambiguity into clarity
• Location & Travel
  • Location: Dearborn, MI/Hybrid

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
• Flexible family care days, 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
• 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.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

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

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.

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.

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