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)
Overview:
Lead the global strategy for critical commodities, driving cost competitiveness, supply resilience, and innovation across a dynamic, multi-tier network. Your decisions will shape the future of mobility and electrification worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to influence industry standards, develop strategic supplier partnerships, and lead initiatives that transform the industry.
The Global Commodity Manager is responsible for conducting purchasing activities to support sourcing, contract and supplier management activities in line with departmental strategy and objectives. As a leader, you will provide technical guidance to the team for successful execution of commodity strategy for our indirect or direct commodities as well as lead the development of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans. 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):
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Collaborate with Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Legal, Corporate Development and other internal partners to develop procurement strategies, clarify prerequisites and to drive cost reduction
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Analyze and apply appropriate tools, i.e. cost models, benchmarking, global competitive sourcing, value chain analysis, supplier negotiations, engineering change cost containment, technical cost reduction, part/system reuse, etc.
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Develop and execute capacity assessment of components to match GM demand with supplier capacity, with a focus on compliance requirements (FTAs, IRA, as applicable)
Yours Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
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Demonstrated Negotiation, Supplier Management, Team Orientation, Informative Communication and Analytical Thinking Skills
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Strategic Orientation, willingness to learn, adapt & be agile, comfort in challenging norms, dealing with ambiguity
What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
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Developed skillset with respect to data management tools: Power BI, Excel, TMS, AI, etc.
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)
