Senior Semiconductor Supplier Manager

General Motors; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Senior Semiconductor Supplier Manager to oversee the semiconductor supply base, drive supplier performance, and lead commercial negotiations. This hands‑on role focuses on managing suppliers, analytics, and cross‑functional problem solving to ensure supply continuity and resilient execution across GM’s semiconductor needs.

You will leverage dashboards and reports, partner with engineering and manufacturing, and use GM tools to optimize data‑driven decisions while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor procurement, supplier management, purchasing, program management or logistics within automotive/electronics/semiconductor industries.
• Strong supplier and supply chain management experience with cross‑functional execution.

Responsibilities

• Own day‑to‑day management of assigned semiconductor suppliers, including performance monitoring and issue resolution.
• Drive supplier performance improvements for supply, delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Supplier management

Procurement

Negotiation

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Power BI

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ECM

E-Squared

GDiMPS

Cypris

GDM

Job description

Job Description

General Motors is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Semiconductor Supplier Manager to manage, streamline and optimize our semiconductor supply chain, ensuring supply continuity, and commercial execution across the semiconductor supply base. This is a hands‑on individual contributor role focused on supplier management, semiconductor purchasing, negotiation, analytics, cross‑functional problem solving, and driving accountability across internal and external stakeholders. The role supports semiconductor supply chain resiliency and strategic alignment across GM’s business priorities.

What You’ll Do

• Own day‑to‑day management of assigned semiconductor suppliers, including performance monitoring, issue resolution, relationship management, and follow‑through on critical actions.


• Drive supplier performance improvements related to supply, delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost efficiency within the semiconductor commodity.


• Lead supplier‑facing discussions, negotiations, and recovery actions to secure favorable commercial outcomes, mitigate risk, and support business continuity.


• Work directly with semiconductor manufacturers and supplier partners to understand constraints, lead‑time risks, market dynamics, and recovery options.


• Support complex supply chain initiatives with a strong sense of urgency, using structured problem solving and clear prioritization.


• Consolidate feedback and operating updates across a large semiconductor supplier base and translate that information into actionable business insights, recommendations, and escalations.


• Build, maintain, and improve dashboards, scorecards, and ad hoc reports to track supplier performance, supply risk, forecast changes, and follow‑up actions.


• Use GM systems and supply chain tools such as ECM, E‑Squared, GDiMPS, Cypris, and GDM to support supplier data management, analysis, forecasting, and execution.


• Partner cross‑functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and other purchasing commodity team to support seamless integration of semiconductor components into GM products and resolve emerging issues quickly.


• Drive accountability with suppliers and internal stakeholders by building clear business cases, aligning on actions, tracking commitments, and escalating gaps when needed.


• Identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities in the semiconductor supply chain and recommend practical actions to improve resiliency, operating discipline, and decision quality.


• Prepare concise, executive‑ready updates on supplier performance, market conditions, negotiations, and risk assessments using Microsoft Office tools and business reporting platforms.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.


• 5+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor procurement, supplier management, purchasing, program management or logistics within the automotive, electronics, or semiconductor industry.


• Strong experience in supplier and supply chain management, including issue resolution, performance management, and cross‑functional execution.


• Demonstrated experience purchasing semiconductors or managing semiconductor‑related commercial and supply activities.


• Demonstrable experience working in the semiconductor industry or directly with semiconductor manufacturers and suppliers.


• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, supply markets, and industry dynamics.


• Proven experience negotiating with suppliers to drive business outcomes, manage risk, and support continuity of supply.


• Experience supporting complex supply chain operations, constrained supply situations, or crisis‑response activities.


• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including building dashboards, scorecards, pivots, and ad hoc analyses, plus working knowledge of Power BI for reporting and visualization.


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence others, align stakeholders, and hold partners accountable without direct positional authority.


• Ability to work with urgency, exercise sound judgment, and proactively develop new strategies or alternative execution paths to meet supply chain needs.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Automotive strategic commodity purchasing experience.


• Experience managing semiconductor suppliers in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.


• Experience with executive reporting, supplier scorecards, and risk dashboards.


• Proficiency in GM supply chain and supplier‑management systems, including ECM, E‑Squared, GDiMPS, and GDM.


• Experience using structured problem‑solving, continuous improvement, or process‑discipline tools to improve supplier performance and operating outcomes.

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).

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 selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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