General Motors

Supply Chain Manager

Warren, Michigan, United States of America Full time

Job Description

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week (or other frequency dictated by their manager)

The Role:   

Drive the heartbeat of our global operations by leading supply planning strategies that ensure product availability, optimize inventory, and enable flawless execution. This role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide decisions and deliver measurable impact

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for managing and leading a team in one of the key areas within the Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Organization.  Areas of responsibilities span driving innovation in demand supply planning, supply chain and logistics processes. You will also be responsible for leading a team, fostering employee development and training, driving performance management, and maintaining an efficient organizational structure. 

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities) 

  • Ability to understand and assess complex supply chain issues and lead teams in a cross functional environment to successfully resolve issues through appropriate collaboration 

  • Provide day-to-day support to direct reports regarding problem solving and escalation to leadership as required. Position communicates to all levels of the organization, within the function as well as other functions and suppliers  

  • Operate with precision and urgency 

  • Develop expertise in Supply Chain business processes through strategic innovation solutions 

  • Monitor and manage identified key performance indicators 

  • Leads and reimagines initiatives through development of improved business tools, processes, and documentation 

  • Recommend future strategies related to organizational structure, roles and responsibilities, and processes and technology 

  • Maintain positive working relationships with cross functional stakeholders 

  • Assess supplier ship plans and action appropriately based on impact to customers to ensure availability 

  • Supply Chain Management expertise, managing talent, timely decision making with limited information (ambiguity), autonomy, strong communication skills, and ability to manage cross functionally and drive innovation  

  • Strategic thinker and visionary, analytical skills and change management, results driven and highly skilled communicator  

  • Ability to deal with ambiguity on a day to day basis and focused on solutions 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications): 

  • Bachelor’s Degree 

  • 10 years of experience with deep understanding of Supply Chain functions 

  • Proven track record of directly leading teams with a minimum of 4-5 people, driving results, and personal accountability with oneself and team    

  • Strategic Orientation, willingness to learn, adapt & be agile, comfort in challenging norms, dealing with ambiguity 

  • Proficient use of MS Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint & Access 

  • Exercises independent judgment in managing complex and ambiguous tasks with minimal input from direct leader 

  • Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to lead diverse/cross-functional teams as well as mentor, motivate and elicit work output from peers and other team members 

  • Effective communicator with solid oral and written presentation skills. Ability to summarize critical issues with resolutions and communicate to leadership. 

  • Ability to Reimagine the business and identify strategic opportunities that will drive the business forward 

  • Ability to be flexible and at times work extended and non-core hours to ensure issues are worked to resolution 

  • Ability to tackle problems to completion and implement new and innovative strategies 

  • Ability to Look Ahead and develop proactive strategies 

  • 10-40% Travel Domestically + Internationally

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications): 

  • Master’s Degree 

  • Automotive, Service Parts, or Manufacturing Plant experience

  • Proven tangible results through innovation 

  • Demonstrated examples of connecting the business needs with innovative solutions 

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc)

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