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**Powertrain - Engine Material Cost Reduction Product Engineering**:Product Development (PD)Santa Fe General Office**Detalles del empleo**WHO WE ARE:Ford Motor Company was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress.
It's a belief that has always fueled our passion to create great cars and trucks.
And today, it drives our commitment to become the world's most trusted mobility company, designing vehicles or a smart world that help people move more safely, confidently and freely.
To do this, we are investing in technology, and businesses focusing on micro-transit, commercial solutions for fleet customers, enhancing the vehicle ownership experience and developing the Transportation Mobility Cloud, which will host mobility-related solutions.THE ROLE: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.YOUR IMPACT:- Manage triage of existing and new ideas.
Engage global engineering, purchasing and finance regularly to determine next steps & actions to keep ideas on track.- Consult WERS and CMMS to monitor progress of cost reduction actions.
Escalate issues as required.- Represent Engine as primary interface to the Ford Assembly Plant team - drive VO approval and support change scheduling and plant trials in a timely manner.- Manage updates and tracking of cost saving ideas in the Cost Reduction Idea Database (CRID).- Maintain the overall cost reduction roadmap for Engine and update the progress report weekly.- Support audit process to ensure prompt realization of savings.- Deep dive all launch fixes/cost-increases to improve value.- Support Supplier Engagement, VSM, Value Chain and other initiatives to enable target delivery.- Use data analytic tools to identify cost saving opportunities in released designs.- Develop data tools that keep teams focused on achieving our cost saving targets and timely delivery.- Develop special reports and analysis for management reviews and investigations.- Facilitate Benchmarking and Costed Events.- Facilitate Line Walk Events at Assembly Plants.- Facilitate Cost Strategy Week activities including planning and team support