Ford Technology Experience Team Leader
In this highly visible role on the Employee Technology Experience team, you'll blend your business and technology acumen in working with technology teams, Finance, Supply Chain, suppliers, and senior leaders to maximize the value-to-cost ratio of the ongoing end-user technology fulfillment services. You'll leverage your talents in financial analysis, data analytics, supplier relationship management and negotiation, and executive-level communications to deliver financial results that will be seen in bottom-line quarterly earnings reports as well as enable an ever-improving tech experience for the entire Ford team. You'll also have the opportunity to manage and deploy corporate handsets (cell phones) to key enterprise users. This hands-on experience provides direct interaction with every skill team to enable critical business capabilities, specifically in plants, sales & field operations, product development, and supplier relationships. Your strategic mindset, blended with operational know-how, will allow you to react to changing business conditions and influence effective delivery of corporate needed capabilities.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
- Ensure accurate monthly financial reporting of subscription-based and consumption-based contracts
- Collaborate with Product Owners and Service Owners to effectively allocate and accurately forecast ~$165M annual spend
- Facilitate demand planning for Investment and OpEx budgets
- Partner with Supply Chain, OGC, and Finance to manage key enterprise supplier contracts Microsoft, Dell, Adobe, Verizon, others
- Facilitate demand planning for major contract renewals
- Summarize and explain financial information to senior and executive leadership
- Lead discussions to achieve financial spend approval
- Maintain business cost allocation models
- Fulfill demand for cell phones across US and EU
- Provide 2
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tier end-user support throughout cell phone lifecycle
Manage cell phone operations within budgetDrive continual improvement initiatives with suppliers globallyProvide timely response and communication during service outagesManage 6 individual contributors distributed globallyPrepare and run monthly department business review meetingOther reasonable activity required by management / leadershipQualifications
Minimum Qualifications :
MBA or BA / BS in Business, Finance, or Technology Management3+ years managing budget or annual costs3+ years managing suppliers or delivery contracts2+ years end user device fulfillment, or similar2+ years multi-stakeholder project management experiencePrior experience managing a global teamProficient in MS Excel, including leveraging multiple data sourcesDemonstrated capability to synthesize data into communicable insights and actions, conveyable to executive leadershipPreferred Qualifications :
Proficient in Alteryx, Python, or similarNo matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including :
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverageFlexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and moreFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and moreVehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leasesTuition assistanceEstablished and active employee resource groupsPaid time off for individual and team community serviceA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's DayPaid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.This position is a leadership level 6.