Director, Global Parts Category Management
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Job overview
The Director, Global Parts Category Management owns Ford’s global parts catalog and end-to-end strategy for the automotive parts portfolio. The role defines product and brand strategies, partners with purchasing on supplier negotiations, and leads Product Category Managers, Product Specialists, and Service Engineers. It is responsible for financial performance, category growth, inventory optimization, and aligning product assortment with global market demand.
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Full job description
You will be responsible for the global parts catalog to include all aspects of lifecycle parts category management. This leader will define the products and brand strategies, coordinate efforts across the Enterprise with partners in FCSD, Ford Pro, Finance, Field Operations as well as Dealers and Authorized Distributor (FAD) to deliver the optimal catalog to grow the Parts business. This director owns the end-to-end global strategy, partners with purchasing in supplier negotiations, and delivers financial performance for the automotive parts portfolio. This role leads a diverse team of Product Category Managers, Product Specialists and Service Engineers to drive category growth, optimize inventory turn rates, and align product assortment with global market demand and the unique needs of individual markets.
Reports to Executive Director Global Parts Operations and Business Development.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Category Planning: Build and execute long-term category cycle plans, brand strategies, and product assortment plans to maximize sales and gross margins. Conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, competitive landscape customer preferences and provide actionable plans.
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Service Engineering Management: Responsible for a team of service engineers who engineer, test, validate and oversee the portfolio of mechanical service parts as well as innovative advanced manufacturing solutions.
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Vendor & Supplier Management: Works in conjunction with purchasing to identify optimal global suppliers, rebates, and lead times while building relationships.
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Inventory & Supply Chain Optimization: Monitor inventory health and minimize slow-moving or obsolete stock.
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Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with marketing, sales, yield management and supply chain teams to launch products, ensure product availability and promotional tactics.
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Product Positioning: Partner with Yield Management Director to create pricing strategies aligned to product lifecycle, brand, and market dynamics. Optimize volume and profitability.
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Management System: Maintain robust category management tools and processes, ensuring seamless strategy execution across the organization. Utilize PDCA competencies for continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications & Skills
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Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business administration, marketing, or a related technical field (Master's degree preferred).
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10+ years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, or product lifecycle management within the automotive parts or manufacturing industry. Global product strategy preferred.
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5+ years of supervisory experience in a leadership role.
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Strategic financial analysis, cross-functional leadership, and deep knowledge of automotive aftermarket or OEM parts.
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Excellent communication skills with strong ability to collaborate with executive leadership, team members, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders.
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Strong command of Microsoft, AI, and data analytics tools.
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Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
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Bi-lingual preferred but not required#LI-CB1
How this job compares
Set against the 846 open Category Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$110–156K/yr568 salary ranges
- US median$26/hr53 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Category Management jobs in Michigan and 846 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Category Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 769 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 424 of the 846 open Category Management jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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