Ascent & N-Tier General Manager

Job Description

Business/Engineering degree / MBA preferred 10+ years experience in related disciplines Management of large workforce with diverse responsibilities and locations Ability and patience to teach, transfer knowledge and develop employees for leadership positions Ability to create innovative ideas to drive significant cultural and business practice changes Knowledge of Purchasing, Commodities, Suppliers, Supplier relations. Proven capability to build and sustain cohesive teams that embrace one Ford behaviors Competencies Developed Global Perspective Strong English language capability, cultural awareness/sensitivity Ability to interface with senior plant and corporate management Strong presentation and interpersonal relations skills to engage employees at all levels Position Responsibilities: Drive Global parts fulfilment process using ASCENT (E2O) tool to get accurate information from suppliers on aligned cadence. Improve supplier behavior to provide timely and accurate input in ASCENT. Proactively identify issues early and drive resolution using PEGA Case management with cross functional team Drive data collection on Tier 2 information from Tier 1 suppliers and maintain accurate information. Improve the quality of Tier 2 data collection efforts and develop innovative methods to improve data quality Strive to get data beyond Tier 2- Tier 3/4/N data. Improve on risk sensing capabilities and proactively identify the suppliers impacted Work closely with cross function team - Supply chain (Purchasing)/ STA, Commodity team, Logistics, etc. on issue resolution Efficiently use AI/ML methods to manage large data and provide meaningful actions. Develop team capability in managing suppliers relations and product understanding Drive innovations and technologies in improving risk sensing capability and data management. Establish & implement standard metrics that add value to the operations ability to drive processes improvements. Lead the development of MP&L professionals to ensure we have a strong competency in our MP&L activities.