Sr. Manager, Ford Pro N.A. Fleet Production

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The
Senior Manager, Ford Pro Fleet Production
will maximize fleet production across North America by partnering with the Fleet Sales team to understand demand and collaborating with the S&OP team to align production allocation accordingly and by working closely with MP&L, ensure manufacturing capacity is optimized and aligned with fleet demand.

Ford Pro is a new / growing global business unit within Ford committed to commercial customer productivity. Ford Pro delivers a work-ready suite of vehicles, products and services for virtually every vocation, backed by technology and engineered for uptime. A true one-stop shop, offering a full portfolio of electrified and internal combustion vehicles designed to integrate seamlessly with the Ford Pro ecosystem, helping customers’ businesses thrive today and into new era of electrification – an ecosystem which includes Vehicles, Charging, Servicing and Intelligence (Telematics/Data).

• Manage the relationship between Ford Pro, S&OP, S&OE, and MP&L to maximize Ford Pro production volume and optimize product mix
• Partner with the Sales team to develop production and sales plans that support allocation strategies across all sales channels
• Identify opportunities to increase production and drive incremental sales
• Ensure vehicle allocation aligns with customer demand and strategic mix objectives
• Initiate and manage capacity study requests through the appropriate approval process to align manufacturing capacity with demand forecasts

• Keep the Ford Pro organization informed of current production status, schedule changes, and capacity impacts
• Support the Fleet Scheduling Manager during Vehicle Line Team meetings as needed
• Track and follow up on capacity constraints to ensure timely resolution and minimize production disruptions

• Lead Ford Pro Order Bank, Allocation, and Scheduling activities
• Monitor production performance and recommend corrective actions to improve scheduling efficiency and allocation utilization

• Lead initiatives to streamline the Upfit Allocation and Ordering process
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, scheduling, and reporting processes through standardization and automation
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by driving operational excellence and implementing best practices across the team

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience working with a variety of data and proven ability to synthesize insights and drive decisions and actions
• Experience building relationships and working cross-functionally within a large, matrixed environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including governing project teams, encouraging teamwork, influencing stakeholders, and presenting results to senior management
• Polished verbal communication / presentation skills and structured writing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with data analysis tools is a plus

• 10+ years prior experience within the Ford Pro / Marketing, Sales & Service / Manufacturing
• Knowledge of fleet/commercial vehicle industry or adjacent industries preferred
• Knowledge of Ford structure and processes, with experience cross-functionally with marketing and sales, finance, or product development

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 change maker, 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
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