Controller, Product Development -Truck Platform

The PD Finance Controller is a critical leadership role responsible for partnering with the Vehicle Line Directors, Chief Program Engineers and Product Development Functional Leaders to deliver some of Ford's most important forward model vehicles. The Controller will be the driving force behind a team of Finance Managers, Supervisors and Analysts responsible for delivering forward-model vehicle profitability targets through material cost and investment target setting, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. This position is the Finance leader for their programs, guiding their teams through profitability delivering forward-model vehicles through Product Development gateways, while playing a Strategic role as the Finance voice to shape program decisions. This role requires strong influencing and business partnership skills, strong analytical skills, leadership capabilities, and a strong ability to collaborate effectively across all functions.

The PD Finance Controller is a critical leadership role responsible for partnering with the Vehicle Line Directors, Chief Program Engineers and Product Development Functional Leaders to deliver some of Ford's most important forward model vehicles. The Controller will be the driving force behind a team of Finance Managers, Supervisors and Analysts responsible for delivering forward-model vehicle profitability targets through material cost and investment target setting, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. This position is the Finance leader for their programs, guiding their teams through profitability delivering forward-model vehicles through Product Development gateways, while playing a Strategic role as the Finance voice to shape program decisions. This role requires strong influencing and business partnership skills, strong analytical skills, leadership capabilities, and a strong ability to collaborate effectively across all functions.

What you'll do...

• Program Profitability:

• Lead the establishment and development of initial program profit models to support initial vehicle milestones

• Develop critical program assumptions based on Business Plan assessment

• Drive program profitability target delivery through partnership with key operating partners

• Drive optimization of all line items of the Vehicle Income Statement

• Lead development of milestone financials to drive optimal leadership decision making

• Lead the preparation of management slides and other ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis.

• Material Cost Target Setting & Delivery

• Establish efficient material cost targets, partnering with Global Lifecycle Cost team to optimize physicals-based targets

• Drive delivery of material cost targets through partnership and influence of Functional Engineering & Supply Chain Matched-Pairs

• Support on-time sourcing and program timing delivery

• Investment Target Setting & Delivery

• Establish efficient material investments targets, partnering with Global Vendor Tooling & Manufacturing Strategy teams to optimize physicals-based targets based on engineering assumptions

• Drive delivery of Investment targets through partnership and influence of Functional Engineering & Supply Chain Matched-Pairs and Manufacturing Strategy team

• Support required funding approvals to ensure on-time program delivery

What you'll do...

• Program Profitability:

• Lead the establishment and development of initial program profit models to support initial vehicle milestones

• Develop critical program assumptions based on Business Plan assessment

• Drive program profitability target delivery through partnership with key operating partners

• Drive optimization of all line items of the Vehicle Income Statement

• Lead development of milestone financials to drive optimal leadership decision making

• Lead the preparation of management slides and other ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis.

• Material Cost Target Setting & Delivery

• Establish efficient material cost targets, partnering with Global Lifecycle Cost team to optimize physicals-based targets

• Drive delivery of material cost targets through partnership and influence of Functional Engineering & Supply Chain Matched-Pairs

• Support on-time sourcing and program timing delivery

• Investment Target Setting & Delivery

• Establish efficient material investments targets, partnering with Global Vendor Tooling & Manufacturing Strategy teams to optimize physicals-based targets based on engineering assumptions

• Drive delivery of Investment targets through partnership and influence of Functional Engineering & Supply Chain Matched-Pairs and Manufacturing Strategy team

• Support required funding approvals to ensure on-time program delivery