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Ford Motor Company

Product Group Lead

12-14 Years
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JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Strategy and Roadmap - Provide vision, goals and objectives, collaborate with key stakeholders and navigate through ambiguities on developing strategies/re-engineering business process and guide product teams to create the roadmap
  • Design and Delivery - Guide PI planning discussions, Work with cross product teams and influence to prioritize the Sub-Epics, Features, and deliver incremental values
  • Support Operations - Develop plans to run and protect business, Keep the technology stack up to date, manage well within the CSF/CTQ factors, continuously improve the performance, exceed the KPI targets, generate efficiencies and potential savings
  • Resource Management - Continue to progress on PDO, improve SDPI metrics. Develop talents and preserve a high-performing global teams
  • Must maintain integrity, coordination with other value streams, legacy systems etc. There are numerous integrations (functional & technical) across the globe. Moreover, there is technical complexity of integrating legacy applications with Informatica and SAP landscapes, execution complexities of influencing Business partners and external vendors to implement within the timeframe

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsible for Delivery, Strategy and Support of the Supplier Relationship Management, Direct Material Sourcing, and Supplier Technical Assistance Product Group

  • Responsible for implementing SAP STP IT products to support SRM, Sourcing and STA business processes across the globe

  • Responsible for Integrating Legacy Systems with S4/Hana and deliver I-ERP commitments

  • Responsible for decommissioning Legacy Systems

  • Responsible for developing talents, subject matter experts and high performing teams

  • Co-Lead the STP (Source-to-Pay) product teams. Accountable for providing a plan to integrate and implement the I-ERP across the globe in collaboration with other I-ERP product teams

  • Provide support for major releases and post launch support ensure high quality, budget performance, and timing of delivery, support and decommissioning of legacy applications

  • Maintain and broker key IT supplier/partner relationships to communicate Ford requirements and influence product direction

  • Drive development and implementation of agile techniques for continuous improvement

  • Provide integration and coordination within Source to Pay, across SAP coporate efforts and with areas outside of I-ERP in the delivery of solutions

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology experience from develop to support, strategy to implement
  • Experience of delivering and implementing large IT programs

  • Knowledge of Purchasing, Supplier Technical Assistance, and Finance processes

  • Experience with scaledAgile Software Development along with Release and Deployment management for larger programs

  • Experience in Cloud Computing and operations

  • Experience working with large cross functional / Program teams, navigating through ambiguities, handling challenging conversations, making critical decisions,integrating legacy systems with SAP products

  • Experience leading multiple product teams, grooming talents and developing a high performing team

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About Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China&#8217&#x3B;s Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), Turkey (Ford Otosan), and Russia (Ford Sollers). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family&#x3B; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.

Job ID: 143411427