Electric Supply Manager

Ford Motor Company

. Serve as the company’s primary subject matter expert for electricity procurement, utility delivery systems, rate structures, power quality, and regulatory issues.

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeDearborn • Michigan • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,500 - $218,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in electricity procurement, utility delivery systems, and regulatory issues while effectively managing supplier relationships and negotiating contracts. Capable of conducting financial analysis and developing strategies to optimize energy supply and minimize costs.

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Electricity Procurement StrategiesUtility Contract NegotiationRegulatory StrategyFinancial AnalysisCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Electricity ProcurementUtility Delivery SystemsPower Quality ManagementCost ForecastingRate Structure EvaluationEngineering Knowledge of Utility SystemsCommodity Price Risk ManagementOutage Response LeadershipAlternative Energy Supply EvaluationLegislative Advocacy

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationPresentation SkillsCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Energy-Management Database

Industry Keywords

Regulated UtilitiesPublic Service CommissionsEnergy SuppliersManufacturing FacilitiesCommercial FacilitiesNorth America Energy MarketUtility Rate ProceedingsRFP Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the company’s primary subject matter expert for electricity procurement, utility delivery systems, rate structures, power quality, and regulatory issues.
Work with utilities, suppliers, operations teams, finance, legal counsel, public service commissions, and other stakeholders.
Develop, procure, manage, and optimize electricity supply programs for manufacturing and commercial facilities across North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with support for South America as needed.
Lead utility relationships, supply strategy, regulatory engagement, contract negotiations, power quality initiatives, and cost-management programs.
Evaluate utility capabilities and lead improvements to supply reliability and power quality.
Lead utility outage restoration and investigations; complete 8D investigation reports.
Recommend company positions on state and federal energy legislation and testify before legislatures, agencies, and commissions when appropriate.
Direct participation in utility user consortiums and intervene in utility rate proceedings.
Negotiate electricity contracts, track commodity price trends, and develop strategies to minimize prices and manage volatility.
Initiate utility contracts, develop supply plans, and conduct engineering studies of alternative energy supply systems.
Develop electricity commodity procurement strategies; identify suppliers, issue RFPs, negotiate terms, award contracts, and serve as primary supplier contact.
Establish electrical cost and usage metrics, maintain the energy-management database, and report progress quarterly.
Project future electrical costs, anticipate utility-rate changes, and recommend cost-containment measures.
Advise Operations and other staff on utility costs, generation equipment, delivery systems, and power quality.
Investigate new programs for compliance with available energy resources and provide energy-supply expertise to supplier firms.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
Experience working with regulated utilities, public service commissions, energy suppliers, and cross-functional corporate stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to develop electricity procurement strategies, manage commodity price risk, and evaluate alternative energy supply options.
Engineering knowledge of utility transmission and distribution systems, generation and co-generation systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to present technical, financial, and regulatory information to leadership audiences.
Utility contract negotiation and supplier management.
Power quality, reliability, and outage response leadership.
Regulatory strategy and legislative advocacy.
Financial analysis, cost forecasting, and rate-structure evaluation.
Cross-functional collaboration with operations, finance, legal, and engineering teams.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Fertility treatments.
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.
Hybrid work arrangement.