Description

Job Description

Ford Champs looks forward to providing you with key knowledge and significant experiences for your professional career. This is a great platform to connect with leadership, collaborate with professionals in many areas of the business and learn more about our Ford full time opportunities. Throughout this program, there are many opportunities to gain insight and exposure to our business that will last a lifetime.

Ford Champs will allow to get to now different business areas through 12 to 24 months, while you improve your skills and become a better professional.

As an Material Cost Ford Champ, you will gain invaluable experience by supporting critical strategic initiatives that define Ford's future product portfolio and ensure its profitability. You will interact extensively with cross-functional and regional (Business Unit) management teams, assisting in the pre-Product Steering Committee (Pre-PSC) milestone approval process and contributing to the development and casting of Ford's future portfolio within the Global Product Cycle Plan. This role is ideal for self-starters who thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment where initiative, creativity, analytical rigor, and an enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Responsibilities

What you'll do:

1. Product Strategy, Customer Experience, and Financial Alignment: The role involves supporting the development of compelling product propositions, identifying winning aspirations and profitability objectives, translating customer priorities into features, and conducting customer research. It also includes assisting with material cost target development (C2) and leading business case analyses to optimize corporate financial targets.
2. Strategic Definition, Business Model Development, and Portfolio Management: This encompasses contributing to Ford's business strategy using design thinking, supporting ecosystem business model development, and assisting in the creation of prioritized winning portfolio investment proposals. The role also involves deep-dive strategic studies and exploring white-space innovation opportunities.
3. Data Analysis, Technology Application, and Communication: Responsibilities extend to analyzing complex data for strategic insights, developing project plans for initiatives, and exploring/applying AI and Machine Learning technologies to enhance analytical capabilities. The role also includes visualizing data, interpreting results, and communicating strategic insights to diverse internal audiences.

Qualifications

What you'll need:

• Active student from any of the last 4 semesters of engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Industrial, Computer, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence) or Business Administration
• 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening)
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Foundational proficiency in Python programming for data analysis and potential AI/ML applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.