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Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

This role is a Business Analyst for Exterior & Structural Systems & ICE Powertrain & Thermal Systems Team.  This role will be responsible for Design Validation (DV) & Purchased Service (PS) budget forecasting and continuous analysis of status throughout the year. This role will also be our centralized DV & PS order entry person, coordinate movement of parts, and be involved with supplier communication which allows more time for our engineers to engineer.  In addition, this role will help reduce spend in DV & PS - pushing back on business need, cost, and also adherence to Sarbanes Oxley.

You'll have...

Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. 5+ years of experience as a business analyst. Basic knowledge of Engineering Process. Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Powepoint, etc). MS Excel - experience with pivot tables, conditional formatting, VLOOKUP, additional functions. Experience with Purchasing Tools - GPIRS & Ariba. Experience with exterior part cost analysis.

Even better, you may have...
 

Great Communication Skills - verbally and written Continuous Improvement Mindset

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 7.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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In this position...

DV Material and Purchased Service Budget Forecasting - using historical data and trends to aid teams on accurate forecasting. DV Material and Purchased Service Budget Tracking & Analysis of committed vs actuals vs budget throughout the year. Creating reports for management teams on Budget Status.

What you'll do...

Automating Budget Forecasting, Submissions, & Tracking. GPIRS and Ariba DV Material and Purchased Service Order Analysis for Business Need, Cost, and adherence to Sarbanes Oxley Financial Law. GPIRS and Ariba DV Material and Purchased Service Order Entry - deep knowledge of PO creation, receipts, and invoicing with the GPIRS and Ariba systems. Coordination of parts, shipping, materials with engineers, supply base, etc
Cross-Functional Communication with finance, purchasing, and other VHE teams / functions