Hybrid Analyst, Vehicle Planning

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Analyst, Vehicle Planning
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $63,480 - $162,120 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Analyst role in Vehicle Planning & Strategy at Ford Motor Company. Responsible for supporting product propositions and lifecycle strategies in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Support development of compelling product propositions to meet customer expectations; Lead/support identification of the Winning Aspiration and profitability objective; Translate customer priorities into actionable items; Support customer research events as required
• Complete Pre-Program Start deliverables assigned to Product Planning, on-time and with high quality.
• Lead/support strategic studies and vehicle lifecycle strategies - explore white-space innovation opportunities.
• Ensure robust business case development of Global Cycle Plan actions for senior leadership reviews and approval, and process Cycle Plan update requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field or a combination of education and equivalent work experience
• 3 + years of experience in a large enterprise or global company.
• 2 + years of experience in a Project/Program Management and/or Planning role with skills including:
• Ability to break down large, complicated projects into smaller, more manageable tasks, estimate the time required for each task and identify the dependencies of said tasks to define the critical path of any project.
• Strong critical thinking skills; must be able to proactively identify problems and develop solutions.
• Adept at using data, logic and emotion to persuade others to adopt their point of view.
• Robust interpersonal skills are necessary as this role requires substantial informal leadership.
• Even better, you may have…
• MBA or Master’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience in a Technical environment.
• Automotive Industry experience.
• Knowledge of GPDS and Global Integrator.

Benefits

• 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.