Global Total Cost Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Ford Motor Company
Location: Allen Park, MI 48101
Description:
Job Description
This position supports the Global Total Cost (GTC) organization, focusing on cost reduction activities to make Ford more profitable and competitive in the marketplace, playing a key role in helping to meet corporate cost objectives. The main objective is overall management of design cost reduction activities, focusing on development of global strategic processes and tools, as well as leading the development of global cost applications and dashboards to facilitate collaboration between the global team. Responsibilities also include data analysis, presentation, communication, and benchmarking to evaluate and compare part designs, features and technologies of internal benchmarks along with other OEMs. Additionally, the role involves KPI development, reporting and program management to ensure delivery of the identified cost reduction actions. You will be exposed to exciting new products and technology and will be joining an agile team of doers making a difference at Ford by working collaboratively and delivering excellence day in and day out.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do...
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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 childcare 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
This position is salary grade range 5-8.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Relocation assistance 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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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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About Us
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.
About the Team
Ford Product Development is utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification, to smart mobility technologies, our Product Development teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.
This position supports the Global Total Cost (GTC) organization, focusing on cost reduction activities to make Ford more profitable and competitive in the marketplace, playing a key role in helping to meet corporate cost objectives. The main objective is overall management of design cost reduction activities, focusing on development of global strategic processes and tools, as well as leading the development of global cost applications and dashboards to facilitate collaboration between the global team. Responsibilities also include data analysis, presentation, communication, and benchmarking to evaluate and compare part designs, features and technologies of internal benchmarks along with other OEMs. Additionally, the role involves KPI development, reporting and program management to ensure delivery of the identified cost reduction actions. You will be exposed to exciting new products and technology and will be joining an agile team of doers making a difference at Ford by working collaboratively and delivering excellence day in and day out.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do...
- Play a key and vital role in meeting corporate cost objectives for both existing products and forward model vehicles
- Identify, manage and report on key KPIs to manage the business
- Transform complex data in a manner that drives informed decision making, collaboration, action and improved overall efficiency
- Lead and coordinate data analysis, development of executive summaries and presentation material to communicate key findings at all levels of the company
- Manage and complete benchmarking activities at the NA Benchmarking Center
- Work with global counterparts to coordinate data consistency and benchmarking studies
- Provide recommendations for additional studies to be initiated and attributes/data to be collected and analyzed
- Develop/own the processes, tools, and data supporting the Global Organization in delivering design cost reduction
- Lead the development of global cost applications and dashboards to facilitate collaboration between cross-functional skill teams
- Enable other departments to meet our corporate cost objectives by providing benchmarking data and resources
- Identify, generate and manage cost savings/avoidance ideas
- Facilitate the maturation of cost savings/avoidance ideas
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 3-5 years experience in the automotive industry focusing on cost reduction
- Excellent Microsoft skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Office, Teams)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong project management skills
- Experience in process development/improvement
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a strong sense of accountability and attention to detail
- Confidence to challenge the status quo
- Design Thinking/Lean Design experience
- Qlik Sense, Alteryx, and AI/LLM experience
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 childcare 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
This position is salary grade range 5-8.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Relocation assistance 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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
#LI-Hybrid
#LI-MH5
About Us
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.
About the Team
Ford Product Development is utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification, to smart mobility technologies, our Product Development teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.