Program Analyst at Ford Middle East & Africa

Job description

The Program Analyst will be responsible for supporting all aspects of launches in South Africa. This role will also act as part of the support structure with program teams globally.

• Ensure sourcing strategies and processes follow Global Product Development System (GPDS) to achieve Program timing and requirements.
• Support SOBA’s & CPA’s RFQ pack preparation & review & distribution to commodity team
• Update Sourcing Tracker and publish sourcing status reports
• Participate in team of 4 discussions to understand issues and status as well as support any help required from Program point of view
• Assess and support with co-ordination of program localization requirements
• Coordinate between Commodity Buyers and Program FOA office to support program status reports
• Lead & coordinate key projects in support of program milestones including tooling capacity studies, local content tracking, inputs and status of all program buyers for affected commodity groups.
• Lead and coordinate process/milestone timing, deliverables, reporting requirements and cascade status reporting.
• Achieve supplier on board on time
• Assist in the finalization of Commercial Program Agreements (CPA)
• Assist with Purchase Order placement by CBG buyers
• Support with delivery of Program Cost Target
• Facilitate Job1 pricing tracking & process
• Program Launch Readiness.
• Engagement with Regional Procurement teams
• Support purchasing with OTG reporting & tracking.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Purchasing Systems and Policies
• Quality Tools/Methods
• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving/Analytical Skills
• Quality Management
• Cost Management
• Systems Knowledge
• Facilitation and leadership of teams
• Excellent communication and conflict management skills
• Coaching and mentoring team members
• Report outs to Senior management on program status
• Business Acumen
• Internal and external networking
• Leading teams

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree/National Diploma in Logistics, Supply chain or relevant
• Minimum 2 years in Purchasing / with knowledge of Engineering / Materials Planning & Logistics / Finance