Senior Global Sourcing Manager - Lower Structures

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Presencial; USD 130.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

General Motors Company seeks a Senior Global Sourcing Manager to drive strategic procurement across materials, machinery, tooling and services. You will shape commodity strategies, lead complex global sourcing, and negotiate with key suppliers to meet direct material budgets.

The role requires autonomous problem-solving and collaboration with multiple internal partners. You will coach peers, manage RFQ processes, and drive continuous improvement while aligning with GM Audit and procurement

Formación

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, logistics or product development.
• Data Judgement: ability to analyze data with automated tools.
• Informative Communication: clear and timely communication to audience.
• Relationship Management: develops cooperative working relationships.
• Negotiation: ability to reach meaningful agreements.
• Analytical Thinking: considers factors in decision making.
• Results Focus: deliver on time and take initiative.
• Workload Management: prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
• SAP experience or ability to learn purchasing systems.
• Willingness to travel 10% domestically and internationally.

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for purchasing all or specific portions of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling, and services.
• Actively participate in the development of commodity strategies.
• Lead complex global sourcing and negotiations with key supplier partners.
• Execute global/regional material budgets.
• Collaborate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain sourcing pipeline, benchmarking data, strategy presentations, global direct material budget, and on-time metrics.
• Adhere to corporate and departmental purchasing and accounting practices and procedures.
• Sourcing and contracting activities including sourcing strategy, bid list development & management, quote analysis and review, RFQ package coordination.

Conocimientos

Data Judgement

Informative Communication

Relationship Management

Negotiation

Analytical Thinking

Results Focus

Workload Management

SAP experience

Travel readiness

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Purchasing/Supply Chain/Finance

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

The Role

As a Senior Global Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for purchase of all or a specific portion of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling, and/or services. You will be responsible for actively developing commodity strategy, leading complex global sourcing, and negotiations with key supplier partners, developing and executing plans to meet direct material budget targets, and collaborating with many suppliers and internal partners.

Senior Global Sourcing Managers are expected to contribute to the development of the purchasing team by using their experience and skills to coach peers. The work is of a sophisticated nature involving a considerable amount of initiative, analytical work, and judgment.

This role requires the candidate to be comfortable operating and solving problems with a high degree of autonomy while working with stakeholders from a variety of different functional groups. Workload will require candidates to use their judgement to prioritize tasks that drive the maximum enterprise benefit for General Motors and the Global Purchasing and Supply Chain function.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible forpurchasingall or specific portions of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling, and services

• Activelyparticipatein the development of commodity strategies

• Lead complex global sourcing and negotiations with key supplier partners

• Execute global/regional material budgets

• Collaborate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders

• Maintaining sourcing pipeline, benchmarking data, strategy presentations, global direct material budget, and on-time metrics

• Adhere to corporate and departmental purchasing and accounting practices and procedures

• Sourcing and contracting activities that include, but are not limited to:

• Sourcing strategy, bid list development & management

• Quote analysis and review

• Coordination and alignment of RFQ package components, including Terms & Conditions, SOR compliance, technicaldocumentationand quality alignment

• Lead sourcing recommendations and alignment with cross-functional teams

• Management of sourcing documentation related to RFQ process in adherence to the GM Audit Services requirements

• Lead supplier relationship management initiatives, including “Strategic Supplier Engagement” and nurture relationship with suppliers by acting as a focal point for commercial issue resolution

• Lead or represent the purchasing function in supplier KPI reviews

• Represent purchasing and support mitigation of supply chain disruptions

• Conduct in-depth contract analysis and perform rate management activities including contract amendments, issuing spot buys, rateanalysisand supplier requests

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives andidentifysavings opportunities,advanceautomationand introduce innovative solutions

• Support or leadadditionalrequiredprojects asassigned by management

• Promote GM'sbehaviorsvalues andmakescustomer-focused decisions

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5+ years relevant work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, logistics or product development (any internship or co-op experience will not be considered)

• Data Judgement -Competency using automated tools, ability to objectively analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions

• Informative Communication - Ability to communicate relevant information to theappropriate audienceboth effectively andtimely

• Relationship Management - Develops andmaintainsconstructive, cooperative working relationships

• Negotiation - engage in collaborative discussions to reach meaningful agreements

• Analytical Thinking - Considervarious factorsin decision making todeterminesolutions and their impacts

• Results Focus - Take charge without prompting, seize opportunities and deliver on time

• Workload Management -Manage multiple tasks with quality;prioritize by critical needs

• SAP experienceor ability to learn purchasing systems

• Ability to travel 10% of the time domestically + Internationally

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Business,Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Finance, related field

• Experience with commodities

• Cost analysis or manufacturing experience

• Automotive industry experience

• Knowledge of Capacity and Materials Management

• Capable of drawing conclusions from complex data, markettrendsand the regulatory environment

• Ability to understand basic engineering documents and technical drivers for the applicable commodities

• Knowledge of contract law as it applies to the purchasing processes