Material Scheduler - Lap

In this position... 

You will ensure that production and service parts are available when needed by monitoring inventory, coordinating schedules with suppliers and internal teams, resolving shortages and delivery issues, and maintaining accurate parts and scheduling records to support production, customer, and operational requirements.

You'll have... 

·  Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field required. 

·  Experience in parts control, scheduling, inventory management, materials planning, purchasing, logistics, or a related field preferred. 

·  Proficiency in spreadsheets and business systems; experience with ERP or materials planning systems preferred. 

·  Strong organizational, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills. 

·  Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, and work effectively across teams. 

·  Strong attention to detail and sound judgment when identifying and escalating supply or scheduling risks.

Even better, you may have...

·  Experience supporting parts availability and schedule adherence in a production environment. 

·  Experience maintaining accurate order, inventory, or scheduling records. 

·  Experience identifying and resolving parts shortages, delivery issues, or supply constraints. 

·  Experience communicating and collaborating effectively with suppliers and cross-functional teams. 

·  Experience supporting efforts to reduce expediting, downtime, or excess inventory.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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. 

This position is a salary grade 6/7 and ranges from $74,300-$144,900.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. 

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What you'll do...

•Monitor parts availability, inventory levels, open orders, and scheduled receipts.

•Develop, maintain, and communicate parts and delivery schedules based on demand and operational priorities.

•Coordinate with suppliers, purchasing, production, warehousing, logistics, and other stakeholders to confirm availability and delivery timing.

•Identify shortages, late shipments, excess inventory, and other supply risks; escalate issues and coordinate corrective actions.

•Track orders and shipments through delivery, ensuring timely and accurate updates in applicable systems.

•Review demand changes and adjust schedules or replenishment plans as needed.

•Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts, transaction review, and investigation of discrepancies.

•Maintain clear records of schedules, commitments, shortages, and resolution actions.

•Prepare and communicate reports on parts status, schedule adherence, inventory, and potential production impacts.

•Follow company procedures and applicable safety, quality, and recordkeeping requirements.

•Cross-functional department support with ordering and tracking replacement parts.

•Perform other related duties as assigned.