2024 Strategy & Planning Leadership Program Internship
JOB DESCRIPTION
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. As you start to explore your future career, we believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. We’ve got incredible plans for the future of mobility – and your future, too! We’re working on some amazing things, including autonomous and electric vehicles, data centers, micro services, and cloud computing. You can play a key role in the development of our innovations as part of the Strategy & Planning Leadership Program Internship.
Looking for a great answer to the question – what did you do this summer? This is it! Through our Summer Internship, you’ll gain the experience, knowledge and skills to take your career to another level. Throughout this 12-week program, you’ll enjoy hands-on involvement in some of the ground-breaking initiatives we’ve got going on. In addition to developing technically and professionally, you’ll be able to build a network of friends and contacts while discovering what it’s like to live, work and play with other interns in our program.
Strategy & Planning (S&P)
Our Mission:
- Customer Centric Passion - Determination to understand
- Use Deep Customer Insight, Working Together, Playing to Win
- Create a winning portfolio of products, accessories, services, and experiences that customers love and can’t live without!
The organization is responsible for leading the creation and approval of global advanced product strategy and program planning.
Specifically, this includes:
- Utilizing innovative thinking to create global product strategies
- Applying these strategies to build winning product plans that maximize profitability
- Creating technology strategies to deliver the best interactive experiences
- Leading cross-functional teams to execute program direction
A career in Strategy & Planning leverages expertise in both engineering and business, providing opportunities to expand competencies in both functional areas from day one.
These complementary skills enable S&P professionals to effectively lead cross-functional teams – including engineering, marketing, finance, technology, design and manufacturing specialists – and to deliver critical projects that improve profitability.
Potential Assignments:
- Product Strategy
- Technology Strategy
- Sustainability
- Propulsion Strategy
- Cycle Planning and Business Operations
- Global Product Planning
High-performing interns will be considered for a full-time position within the Strategy & Planning Leadership Program. The SPLP is a 36-month rotational program crafted to build a strategy skill set preparing the individual for their first off-program assignment within Strategy & Planning.
What Are We Looking For?
Minimum Requirements
- Must be a graduate student enrolled in a full-time MBA program, with eligibility to work full-time before September 2025
- A minimum of 2 years of business or engineering experience is required
- Ability to think critically and navigate ambiguity, must display intellectual curiosity
- Passionate about mobility product strategy
Preferred Attributes
- 3 or more years of business, strategy, marketing, engineering, product design, finance, economics, data analytics, automotive, supply chain, or related work experience
- Demonstrated leadership through extracurricular activities, employment and/or internship experiences
- Excels in a fast pace and ambiguous environment
What you’ll receive in return
As part of this exciting program, you’ll enjoy a high level of involvement with an exceptional team of industry innovators and visionaries. You’ll contribute in a meaningful way to our important, breakthrough work. And you’ll develop the skills that will give you a significant edge in your future career pursuits. If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to permanently work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Ford Motor Company is 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.
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2023 New Hire Benefits Summary Interns (ford.com)