Ford Pro Cross-Vehicle Brand Manager_

Indianapolis

**Ford Pro Cross-Vehicle Brand Manager**

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

**Ford Pro** is a new global business within Ford committed to commercial customer productivity. Ford Pro delivers a work-ready suite of vehicles, accessories and services for virtually every vocation, backed by technology and engineered for uptime. A true one-stop shop, we offer a full portfolio of electrified and internal combustion vehicles designed to integrate seamlessly with the Ford Pro ecosystem, helping customers' businesses thrive today and into the new era of electrification.

In this position...

**What you'll do...**

+ Lead for all cross-vehicle brand marketing activities, including leading new product quality issue awareness and tracking, EV growth special projects, and other GTM activities impacting across truck, van, police, SUV.

+ Key interface with Net Revenue/Pro finance team – regular monitoring cross VL, competitive activity for opps / potential problem areas to address.

+ Help each brand team implement quad team meeting process, develop best practices, highlight strategic opps; cross-vehicle pricing topics.

+ Coordinator / Process Lead / Transformation – Create and manage process aroundVehicle Decision Forum management (agenda, cadence, follow up assignments).

+ Standardizing and creating discipline around regular VL report outs / night letters / top quality issue monitoring and awareness.

**You'll have...**

+ Self-motivated and self-driven, ability to “own” the business.

+ Ability to multi-task multiple complex projects simultaneously.

+ Exceptional communication skills and effective use of PowerPoint/Excel/SharePoint to storytell/’sell’ a marketing program.

+ Strong organizational skills are a must.

+ Proven leadership and initiative taker.

+ Proven ability to interface effectively with senior management and external partners and customers.

+ Persistent attention to detail.

+ Extraordinary teamwork and collaborative behaviors.

+ Overall business acumen and ability to develop innovative strategic and tactical marketing actions.

+ Process-oriented mindset with an eye for potential efficiencies.

**Even better, you may have...**

+ Product and fleet customer experience / knowledge.

+ Consumer Marketing experience and/or prior roles advocating for the customer, working with Vehicle Programs and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.

+ Experience and knowledge of vehicle upfits helpful.

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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.

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This position is a leadership level 6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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+ Coordinator / Process Lead / Transformation – Create and manage process around

+ **Vehicle Decision Forum** management (agenda, cadence, follow up assignments)

+ Standardizing and creating discipline around **regular VL report outs / night letters / top quality issue monitoring and awareness**

+ **Launch cadence cross-vehicle** , along with key launch activities, including projects like NACS adapter

+ Manage **Advanced Product Meeting deck development** with JD

+ Act as key **liaison between brand team and field** – lead/manage monthly sales/marketing interface mtg; act as vehicle SPOC, dispositioning various requests appropriately, coordinate presentations to sales team on product

+ Coordination of **advisory board product presentations** – capturing assignments/follow ups, summarizing/documenting/sharing out findings

+ Collaborate closely with product marketing cross-vehicle lead on handoff from “near” to “now”

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

+ Self-motivated and self-driven, ability to “own” the business

+ Ability to multi-task multiple complex projects simultaneously

+ Exceptional communication skills and effective use of PowerPoint/Excel/SharePoint to storytell/’sell’ a marketing program

+ Strong organizational skills are a must

+ Proven leadership and initiative taker

+ Proven ability to interface effectively with senior management and external partners and customers

+ Persistent attention to detail

+ Extraordinary teamwork and collaborative behaviors

+ Overall business acumen and ability to develop innovative strategic and tactical marketing actions

+ Process-oriented mindset with an eye for potential efficiencies

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

+ Product and fleet customer experience / knowledge

+ Consumer Marketing experience and/or prior roles advocating for the customer, working with Vehicle Programs and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously; experience and knowledge of vehicle upfits helpful

**Requisition ID** : 28212