Job Description

:Material Management Platform (MMP) Modernization is a part of Ford's Industrial Transformation. MMP program modernizes Material Management Planning & Inventory Management processes at Ford. We are replacing a 1980's era green-screen system (CMMS3) with prioritized deployment across core vehicle operations and powertrain plants.Responsibilities:The DCA Project Manager will partner with stakeholders, business & IT SMEs, PDO teams, and vendor-partners to organize, structure, support, drive, monitor, & report on MMP DCA System enterprise transformation initiative.The role responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate and align all DCA deliverables, dependencies along with associated teams across multiple functions (300+), IT PDOs, and other related functions, to ensure a detail project plan is developed along with overall comprehensive vision is achieved on-time supporting critical vehicle program milestones with high quality

• Coordinate cross-functional mulit-level program governance and integration into all levels

• Collaborate with DCA product teams in building integrated data hub for MMP

• Maintain focused risk & issue management across the DCA

• Handle formal scope definition & tracking and change log

• Manage the orchestration of activities across stakeholders to develop and implement the initiative roadmap and associated deliverables

• Conduct/Participate PI Planning on a quarterly basis to define specific value delivery

• Align program achievements to overarching strategic roadmap, defining the development and deployment of process changes and enabling technology

• Proactively engage to resolve hurdles and roadblocks before they become issues impacting the launch

• Collaborate with stakeholders as needed to ensure monthly updates and metrics are posted and consolidated into the required monthly report out artifacts per corporate standards

• Prepare and deliver executive updates and presentations for operational updates, organizational accomplishments to objectives, strategy and roadmap

Qualifications:The successful candidate will have the following experiences and skills:Must-have:

• Strong demonstrated abilities in Project Management and Planning

• 1+ years consistent track record, driving accountability and ownership with cross-functional teams

• 1+ years large-scale program management and cross work stream integration

• 1+ years of experience with Agile practices and experience in Agile software delivery, Scrum, and PI Planning methodologies

• Hands-on technical problem solver to anticipate and proactive resolve hurdles before they become issues

• Experience in coordinating, organizing and hosting key governance meetings and events.

• Experience in consolidating periodical status updates and metrics into the required monthly report out artifacts per corporate standards

Ford