Senior Group Manager, Direct Procurement, Ford Energy
Core
Lead, scale, and manage the direct material procurement department for Ford Energy's grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS), establishing sourcing strategy, commercial governance, and supplier partnerships.
Role type
Senior Group Manager, Direct Procurement
Builds
Resilient, competitive, and scalable supply chains for multi-million-dollar direct material portfolios spanning power electronics, thermal systems, battery packs, and structural enclosures.
Domain
Automotive / Energy Storage / Battery Manufacturing
Required skills
Direct procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier commercial experience, people leadership, automotive/battery manufacturing experience, commercial negotiations, should-cost modeling, supply chain risk analysis, stakeholder management, budget management, cross-functional leadership.
Preferred skills
Master's degree in Supply Chain/Engineering, directing a functional department, structuring multi-million-dollar supply agreements, deep command of total cost of ownership drivers, diagnosing ambiguous supply chain challenges, influencing executive leadership.
Technologies
BESS subsystems, power electronics, thermal management, lithium-ion battery cells/modules, high-voltage electrical distribution, tooling, capacity reservation.
Responsibilities
Build and lead a high-performing department of procurement professionals; define and drive mid- to long-term direct procurement strategy and commodity roadmaps; own overall commercial accountability and financial performance for direct procurement spend; lead high-stakes commercial negotiations for enterprise-critical supply contracts; conduct rigorous stakeholder, market, and supply chain risk analyses; oversee supplier industrialization and launch readiness; partner with cross-functional leaders to drive design-to-value and make-vs.-buy evaluations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership
