Supply Chain Systems and Process Lead - GM Defense

Description
Remote/Hybrid: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View, you are expected to report to that location three times per week, at minimum.
About GM Defense
GM Defense (GMD) continues a 100-year legacy of designing, validating, and manufacturing vehicles and equipment in support of defense and other government customers. Within GM Defense, the recently created Autonomous Driving and Robotics group is charged with adapting, integrating, and enhancing GM's automated driving capabilities to the needs of GM Defense customers.
The Role
As Global Supply Chain Systems and Process Lead, you will work to understand established corporate requirements and processes where GSC has ownership or responsibility for support. You will become a GSC Subject Matter Expert regarding GM processes and GMD-specific process exceptions. You will be a liaison between GSC and other organizations including the three SAP plants and other support organizations. You'll drive the design and implementation of well-integrated processes to support the Supply Chain goal "Right part, Right place, Right time" and Corporate goals for smooth material flow planning with accurate inventory and cost accounting.
What You'll Do

• You will work across organizations and within GSC to understand details of cross-functional processes and their existing requirements.
• You will analyze data, document your findings, and participate in root-causing and solution development for process failures.
• You'll collect data and team input and document the justification for new processes or IT tools that are requested.
• You will work to define requirements for new or changed processes and IT tools that will prevent future failures.
• You will create process documentation in the form of clear written instructions and flow diagrams to illustrate roles and responsibilities.
• You will provide written guidelines and training documents.
• You will coach and support SC personnel and cross-functional allies regarding processes as needed.
• You'll provide tactical support to define and test business processes during the development of new processes and procedures.
• You'll gather information and provide written IT requirements to support development of new IT tools.
• You'll participate in IT requirement reviews and coordinate for others to participate in testing, and you'll provide approvals when IT products have met acceptance criteria.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Candidate must either be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) or a non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required export control authorization.
• 5+ years relevant experience.
• 2+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced understanding of global supply chain operations, including end-to-end material flow, logistics, and supplier management across regions.
• Experience with MRP and Production systems (MGO or SAP preferred).
• Highly functional with MS Office suite and/or other systems used for documentation, data analysis, and reporting.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Relevant experience in more than one GM business area (from among Assembly, Component, and CCA).
• Hands-on experience in a plant.
  • Material cost reporting and audit processes (ex: GMS, financial, quality).
  • Planning and maintaining plant Material systems (ex: MGO, SAP, Pull Systems, Pull Cards, Labels).
  • Material launch planning for new products.
  • Material planner supporting production.
  • Experience writing Excel Macros or reports in MS Access or other relational databases.
  • Experience measuring and estimating manpower and space requirements, and defining standardized work for floor and office activities.
  • Working knowledge of relationship between Engineering BOM (Specs), Production BOM (Breakpoints), Production Routing, and Consumption.
  • Engineering Change Management (Assembly specific).
  • Working knowledge of plant cost accounts and the impact of MRP transactions on plant budgets.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of unrelated assignments with a high level of composure and effective implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority.
• Action oriented with high level of personal aptitude and initiative to identify and solve complex problems.
• High level of communication and relationship building skills.

Compensation and Benefits: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $105,600 to $140,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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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 based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.
The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be either a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) or a non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required export control authorization
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