Supplier Manager

What You’ll Do

• Meet established metrics and support all ‘We Are General Motors’ initiatives.
• Executes deliverables in support of the supply chain organization's business objectives.
• Work in a team environment that motivates and allows professional growth.
• Collaborate cross functionally to develop creative solutions.
• Guides of one of the key areas within the Global Supply Chain to ensure business objectives are met or exceeded in all areas; including: customer, quality, service, responsiveness, people, product and financial initiatives.
• Work collaboratively across multiple functional areas to resolve various issues; both internal and external to GM/AFTERSALES.
• Provide weekly updates to supply chain leadership as to the performance of the assigned suppliers and individual part issues.
• Work with supplier performance deck owners and support them in their daily tasks.
• Responsible for Part Change Management within SCM and ability to analyze, resolve, and process complex conditions
• Support assigned Allied Buildout Projects, developing PFEP’s (plan for every part), Bridge Execution and New Supplier Resourcing.
• Maintain and assure On Time Shipping Targets, and monthly Allied Scorecards.
• Act as a liaison between purchasing, engineering, warehousing/manufacturing, logistics and suppliers to resolve issues and to provide support.
• Responsible for supporting relationship management with logistic suppliers and service providers.
• Ability to understand and assess complex supply chain issues and lead teams in a cross functional environment to successfully resolve issues minimizing impacts to vehicle production.
• Assess supplier schedules and impact on vehicle assembly production.
• Handle very complex capacity constraint issues to resolution with goal to eliminate potential plant disruptions and reduce premium transportation.
• Ability to be flexible and at times work extended and non-core hours to ensure issues are worked to resolution.
• Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
• 2 years of experience in supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, or related ((any internship or co-op experience will not be considered).
• Ability to work independently and interact cross functionally
• Ability to resolve complex problems.
• Ability to coordinate and deliver results.
• High level of oral and written communication skills.
• High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult.
• Ability to communicate with people in various levels within and outside of GM.
• What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
• Bachelors Degree.
• Knowledge of Global Vehicle Development Process and basic understanding of Global Manufacturing Systems Principles.
• Knowledge of aftersales Warehousing and Distribution.
• Capability Constrained Investigations.
• 5-why root cause investigations.
• Value stream manufacturing process flow to improve aftersales availability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.