Specialist – Product Strategy

Job Description

• Strong interest in planning, advanced programs & product strategy
• Ability to work within a culturally and functionally diverse environment with teams across time zones
• Ability to work on complex, unstructured problems
• Impeccable integrity and prudence, good attitude and excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership, teaching and coaching skills
• Highly motivated, self-starter
• Demonstrated global business perspective
  
  
  

Responsibilities

• Define IMG profitability priorities, lead portfolio strategy for individual markets aligning with IMG portfolio and global strategies
• Define affordable, differentiated IMG portfolio with clear customer why-buys, while optimizing investments & maximizing profitability
• Develop broad market view, monitor micro / macroeconomic factors, demographic & technology trends, competitive landscape and assess impact on IMG product strategy
• Investigate cross market trade opportunities, FTAs including manufacturing footprint considerations and assess impact to Ford’s strategic direction
• Develop Product & PT Strategies and prioritization into Cycle Plan.
• Monitor emerging changes in safety, emissions and sustainability regulations and define affordable compliance plans for the portfolio
• Define IMG Powertrain requirements, consistent with unique Fuels, Emissions, Electrification incentives, Local market requirements, including engine displacement taxes and duties, etc
• Develop IMG market requirements into Global technology planning, including local languages, APPs, etc
• Feed IMG insights/ requirements, product and business PoV for Sr leadership reviews.
• Lead & manage IMG strategy rooms to foster stakeholder and leadership discussion / decisions
• Liaise effectively with global program, planning and cross functional teams to ensure MEA/IMG requirements are effectively captured and global strategic direction takes into consideration regional needs
• Lead program / Planning for IMG markets.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor level Engineering and/ or Business degree (highly desirable).
• Prior Cycle Planning, Product Planning & Strategy experience an advantage. Finance or Product Marketing experience desirable
• Demonstrably strong teamwork with peers, cross-functionally, internationally and with Leadership.
• Expert analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability of using Human Centered Design and Strategic Choice Cascade framework
• Experience in using key tools like JATO, TNS, NCBS, GPS, IHS and market research (primary / secondary)
• Past experience in planning for program gateways and leading gateway reviews
  
  
  

About Us

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

About The Team

Ford Product Development is utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification, to smart mobility technologies, our Product Development teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.