Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Ford Champ

Ford Champs looks forward to providing you with key knowledge and significant experiences for your professional career.  This is a great platform to connect with leadership, collaborate with professionals in many areas of the business and learn more about our Ford full time opportunities. Throughout this program, there are many opportunities to gain insight and exposure to our business that will last a lifetime.

Ford Champs will allow to get to now different business areas through 12  months, while you improve your skills and become a better professional.
 

As a Global Purchasing &Supply Chain Ford Champ, you will be working under the guidance of experienced purchasing professionals, the trainee will help analyze market and cost data, support commodity strategy development, and coordinate with Engineering, Finance, and suppliers. This is a development role: the trainee will contribute to strategic work while learning Ford’s purchasing processes and building the skills needed for future responsibility.

Responsibilities

 What you´ll do:

• Support long-term sourcing and commodity strategies by compiling global supplier market data, capacity benchmarks, and material trends.
• Conduct cost-breakdown and should-cost analyses across raw materials, manufacturing methods, and market fluctuations to support commercial negotiations.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, and Program Management teams to align procurement requirements for new vehicle milestones.
• Facilitate supplier performance reviews, commercial updates, and technical presentations to ensure milestone alignment and action-item completion.
• Build and maintain dynamic dashboards and reporting tools using business intelligence platforms to enhance procurement process efficiency.
• Track and evaluate global automotive supply chain developments, identifying emerging risks and opportunities to support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

What you´ll need:     

• Active student from any of the last 2 semesters of Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening)
• Strong analytical and communication skills 
• Interest in automotive purchasing, strategic sourcing, cost analysis, or supply chain management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI or other data-analysis tools is an advantage. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively, manage multiple tasks, and learn new processes and technical concepts.

   

Ford of Mexico is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to our success. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or disability status.
Our focus is to build the best team. If you think you can bring value to Ford, love to collaborate, prioritize and aim to deliver excellence in everything you do, we encourage you to apply! 
 
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