Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Leader — Hybrid

generalmotors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Global Commodity Manager to lead the Semiconductor & Tier 1 Supply Base Constraints & Resilience team. You will own the operating model for supplier risk, continuity, and rapid disruption responses across GM's direct Tier 1/2 suppliers.

You will build resilience maps, identify risks, and develop joint sourcing strategies with suppliers, while leading a high-performing team and communicating with executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, operations, or related field.
• 8+ years in semiconductor supply chain, supplier management, strategic sourcing, operations, purchasing, logistics, engineering or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing high-performing professionals.
• Strong understanding of the semiconductor value chain and automotive electronics.
• Experience managing supplier risk, supply disruptions, capacity constraints, allocation events, or recovery plans.
• Proven ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
• High sense of urgency and ability to make timely decisions in ambiguous, high-impact situations.
• Ability to travel 25%, domestic + international.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and performance-manage a team of semiconductor supplier managers.
• Establish clear supplier ownership, governance, escalation paths, and operating standards across the team.
• Oversee proactive and reactive management of semiconductor supply risks, including capacity constraints, allocations, shortages, force majeure events, natural disasters, strikes, fab and OSAT disruptions, and geopolitical exposure.
• Build and execute supplier-resilience plans covering manufacturing footprint, capacity, lead times, alternate sources, and recovery actions.
• Work directly with semiconductor suppliers to understand Tier-N manufacturing at the teardown level, including critical materials, process steps, equipment, facilities, logistics flows, and common points of failure across the semiconductor supply chain.
• Use that understanding to identify exposure, develop mitigation strategies, and implement practical resilience actions collaboratively with semiconductor suppliers.
• Lead cross-functional resolution with semiconductor suppliers, Tier 1 suppliers, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and senior GM leadership.
• Serve as the escalation leader for critical supplier risks and communicate business impact, mitigation options, decisions, and recovery timing to executive stakeholders.
• Balance supplier assignments and team capacity across IDM, memory, Tier-N manufacturing, and other semiconductor categories.
• Drive consistent use of risk assessments, supplier action plans, issue tracking, and executive reporting.
• Develop meaningful performance indicators for risk closure, supplier responsiveness, mitigation effectiveness, and escalation cycle time.
• Strengthen GM’s supplier relationships through fact-based engagement, clear expectations, and disciplined follow-through.
• Identify structural gaps in GM’s semiconductor resilience approach and lead improvements in processes, tools, and governance.
• Lead and coordinate approvals for expedite brokers semiconductors purchase needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Semiconductor value chain

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Decision making

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, operations, or a related field

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Global Commodity Manager to lead the Semiconductor & Tier 1 Supply Base Constraints & Resilience team. You will own the operating model for supplier risk, continuity, and rapid disruption responses across GM's direct Tier 1/2 suppliers.

You will build resilience maps, identify risks, and develop joint sourcing strategies with suppliers, while leading a high-performing team and communicating with executives.