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Ford Motor Company · 1 day ago

Manager, FCSD Strategy

Dearborn, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Ford Motor Company is a global leader in the automotive industry, focused on transforming their Customer Service Division. The role involves leading strategic initiatives to enhance global parts, service, and aftermarket business, while providing actionable insights and recommendations to drive business growth.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Generate hypotheses: Rigorously and analytically frame and structure the problem-solving process across topics on your assigned work stream(s), working with strategy leadership and/or stakeholders

Structure and solve the problem: Determine the most efficient and effective approach to solve complex problems, taking advantage of FCSD and the strategy organization's existing knowledge, beyond immediate connections

Conduct analyses: Ensure high quality and accurate analysis. Select the most effective analytical approaches and guide teams in applying leading edge techniques. Ensure team develops robust fact base, creatively addressing data constraints

Synthesize and generate recommendations: Synthesize compelling insights from complex analysis with an ability to draw out and prioritize key conclusions and independently develop sound recommendations

Communicate effectively and persuasively: Demonstrate strong influencing skills by effectively communicating findings, conclusions, and recommendations both verbally and in writing. Confidently present findings and lead problem solving discussions with the broader FCSD Strategy team and FCSD leadership

Provide apprenticeship and leadership to our growing team: Be a ‘player-coach’ able to effectively break down a problem into discrete workstreams and balance doing versus delegation to ensure timely completion of high-quality deliverables; Model the Ford+ behaviors and values; practice situational leadership coaching work partners on the strategy toolkit and building domain expertise

Qualification

Automotive industry knowledgeStrategic leadershipCross-functional project managementAdvanced analyticsPowerPoint proficiencyExcel proficiencyMentoring skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Demonstrated thought leadership and subject matter expertise in your chose domain with a strong preference for experience in automotive, parts and service, or industrial goods

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum 5-10 years of experience (or Master's Degree and 3-5 years of experience)

Proven experience leading high impact cross-functional projects at global scale, working with various levels of the organization. Inherently curious, analytically inclined and love solving complex problems

Clear understandings about the fundamentals of the automotive industry and parts and services including competitive dynamics, trends, company operations

Track record of challenging the status quo, being self-driven, and bringing creative solutions to lead the resolution of complex issues

Love teaching, mentoring, and apprenticing colleagues

Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint (written presentations for a senior executive audience), Excel (mathematical modeling of large data sets), Word (white papers)