The Ford Pro Upfitter Specialist (FPU Specialist) is responsible for leading Ford Pro’s relationship with and evaluation of upfitters in the Ford Pro Upfitter Qualification Program. This role serves as the primary lead and subject matter expert for upfitters gaining and maintaining FPU Qualification and data submission compliance.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do...
- Evaluate eligible upfitters on the Ford Pro Upfitter Program requirements focused on operations and engineering quality processes and qualify/deny upfitters into the program.
- Travel to customer locations for face-to-face meetings to evaluate facilities on Ford Pro Upfitter program requirements and strengthen relationships with Ford Pro and the Ford Pro Upfit Team.
- Achieve objectives and key results with qualified FPU upfitters, including milestone completion and adherence to FPU program requirements.
- Refine and execute the FPU go-to-market strategy to enroll and certify new upfitters.
- Provide counsel to fleet customers on new product offerings, production and distribution timing.
- Represent Ford Pro at fleet conventions, industry associations, and other local and national fleet events.
- Support national coverage across assigned customers and partners.
You’ll Have
- Bachelors degree
- 5+ years of automotive or manufacturing experience
- Strong knowledge of operations and engineering quality processes.
- Strong communication skills.
- Willingness to travel up to 70% or as needed to support customer and partner engagement.
Even better, you may have
- Proven ability to manage strategic customer relationships and cross-functional partnerships.
- Ability to analyze fleet needs, product timing, and total cost of ownership considerations.
- Knowledge of upfitter operations, commercial vehicle solutions, and Ford Pro systems.
Currently lives in the East Coast or South East.
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.
This position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $90,000 - $160,000.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of automotive or manufacturing experience
- Strong knowledge of operations and engineering quality processes
- Strong communication skills
- Willingness to travel as needed for customer and partner engagement
- Experience managing strategic customer relationships and cross-functional partnerships
- Ability to analyze fleet needs, product timing, and total cost of ownership considerations
- Knowledge of upfitter operations, commercial vehicle solutions, and Ford Pro systems
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ford Motor Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Ford Motor Company.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage start on day one with options that include zero-premium plans, free mental health support, and wellness resources. For represented hourly employees, health plans are described as low-cost with strong coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and additional company contributions is available from day one, alongside life and disability coverage. Pension eligibility in certain situations and financial-planning support reinforce long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp‑up program for returning parents, reflect a family‑focused package. Flexible Family Care days and generous time‑off options help address short‑term caregiving and personal needs.
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