The Role:
Lead the design and execution of global packaging and returnable container strategies that reduce cost, improve efficiency, and advance sustainability goals. Your work will directly impact operational performance and environmental stewardship across our supply chain. his role offers the opportunity to optimize global flows, implement cutting-edge solutions, and set new standards for packaging excellence. The Containers/ Packaging Manager roles span multiple sub-functions. One sub- function is associated to Program Management is to ensure all the design processes are completed within program timing and hence to ensure 100% of containers are delivered on time for launch The candidate will be responsible to project manage and represent containers with the program teams for all containers related activities. A second function focuses on material flow and container flow operations, ensuring fleets are moving successfully through the network and evaluating the use of expendable in the network. The third function focuses on expendable design, strategy, and purchasing for the parts network, inclusive of service parts. All roles have fiduciary responsibility to manage containers capital, expendable, & operational spend. They may also be responsible expendable packaging plans and benchmarking associated with program parts and reusable container fleet performance.
Position will supervise a team: provide employee development, training, and drive the performance management process as well as manage an efficient organizational structure.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
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Hold accountability for staffing, communicating, training and development, in addition to, directing and prioritization of work, evaluating performance, and removing roadblocks
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Bring a global perspective and global management experience to assure an integrated, consistent, and concurrent engineering process to program development and execution – from early design to integration and testing. Coordinate execution of global programs and delivery from teams located around the world.
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Actively engage in external technical communities and benchmarking activities to bring outside perspective to continuously mature organizational capability and improve our products, technology, and processes.
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Create and foster an inclusive open culture where out-of-box thinking is encouraged. This manager will provide thought leadership, foster innovation, facilitate communication, and inspire passion into the organization.
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Hire, train, develop, mentor, manage, and develop employees. Ensure there is right technical and leadership bench strength in the team. Cultivate a growth mindset.
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Drive GM Behaviors and Competencies; actively champion change to support GM’s transformation; demonstrate high business acumen; strategically focus on addressing systemic issues; possess high learning agility, ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity, tendency to push the envelope and not accept status quo.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
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10+ years relevant experience in packaging, reusable containers, material flow, operations, logistics, or supply chain
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Strategic Orientation, willingness to learn, adapt & be agile, comfort in challenging norms, dealing with ambiguity
What Will 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)
