Project Manager - Tariff Analyst supporting Ford's supply chain PMO to aggregate and manage supplier tariff coverage requests. Ensure financial accuracy and compliance while leading cross-functional communications.
Responsibilities
Aggregate and manage all requests for supplier tariff coverage, balancing the appropriate mix of cash payments and offset credits.
Ensure the strategic balance between supplier payment expediency and financial accuracy to ensure Ford pays the appropriate amounts.
Lead the recovery of supplier payments via offset credit retroactive recovery initiatives.
Manage the end-to-end (E2E) contract cycle related to tariffs, ensuring all commercial agreements are executed and maintained.
Proactively identify components requiring tariff coverage in new programs and work with PD and Procurement to align on the financial and contractual strategy.
Primary point of contact between Supply Chain, PD, Finance, Operations, and Programs Teams regarding tariff coverage and contract status.
Effectively lead communications on project status, issues, and key risks to senior management and cross-functional partners, fostering collaborative relationships.
Lead business case discussions and reviews for component resourcing and tariff mitigation impacts.
Drive process improvements in the tariff request and recovery workflow to enhance efficiency, transparency, and financial compliance across the enterprise.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree discipline in Project Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of project management experience in cross-functional, and matrixed organizations (e.g. PMO, strategy & business operations, management consulting, corporate strategy, Supply Chain Function)
Proficiency using PowerPoint to create presentations that can be tailored to different audiences
Proficiency using Excel to create data analysis to inform storytelling (e.g., pivot tables, lookups)
Experience using Project Management tools and software (e.g. Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft Project)
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
Supplier Related Tariff Experience
Even better, you may have...
5+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, operations, or related fields
Customer-centric mindset / prior experience in product management
Knowledge of Power BI, Alteryx, Ariba, SAP, helpful but not required
Master’s degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering, or related field
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.
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