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This Commodity Supervisor is responsible for leading all aspects of their commodity team (Examples: Gas Engine, Diesel, Transmissions, Body Electrical, etc.), delivering target (Service Level Agreements) SLAs for Response Times, Handle Times, and Repair Plans in assisting technicians to quickly achieve technical concern resolutions, engaging and escalating to engineering as necessary, and ongoing individual employee development/training.   

This role will require at least 3 days of reporting to Allen Park, MI to oversee a team of 15+ to achieve the KPIs listed above.  Preference for the commodity role can be discussed during the interview.

This leader should be comfortable and familiar in representing the Voice of the Dealer & Technician when interfacing other cross-functional teams, along with maintaining Voice of the Customer mindset in driving towards continuous improvement of operations. The ideal candidate has the following:

4-year college degree or higher  Key knowledge/experience preferred:  Former experience working in a production call center environment Familiarity and experience with Dealer Operations strongly preferred (specifically tied to Fixed Operations) Experience and ability to: Lead through influence and collaborate across Ford Customer Service Division, Product Development, and other Enterprise partners Usage of data and customer insights to influence strategic decisions Experience in leading a larger team (10+) preferred

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

 

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6NonHTHD
This position is a range of salary grades LL6 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 
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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid   #LI-KH2
 

 

Objectives

Lead their team to excellent executions of: Achieving target objectives for KPIs (Initial Response Time SLA, Handle Times, Repair Plan Delivery, etc.) Defining and executing team individual training plans Achieving target Technician Satisfaction  Ensure continuous improvement focus on: SLAs Processes  Quality Team culture/cohesion Technical and Professional individual/team development Support achievement of overall Technical Hotline goals metrics Coordinate teamwork schedules to ensure dealer operating time coverage (all US time zones) Engage and interface with next level support teams (L2 Diagnostics, and L3 PD Engineering) when escalation progress is needed on hard to resolve concerns. Collaborate with TFO Leadership, ensuring a partnership approach in achieving Technician Support Operations team goals.

People

Create a safe employee environment that attracts, satisfies, develops, and retains a competent, empowered, highly motivated, diverse customer-driven team Create an environment that highly encourages teamwork, diversity of thought, and promotes open, direct communication with and from employees. Lead the personnel process that includes timely performance reviews, coaching/ counseling, career development and performance tracking.  Ensure that each employee understands their role in achieving their quality / performance objectives. Support the team members throughout their performance review and action plan processes. Utilize empowerment, coaching & counseling w/actional feedback, team building and process improvements to create a work atmosphere that develops employees to their fullest potential.