The Role
General Motors is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Group Manager – Semiconductor Resiliency to manage and optimize our semiconductor supply chain, ensuring robust performance and strategic alignment. This position will need to be able to keep the team focused on executing corporate and leadership needs.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and supervise a team responsible for managing semiconductor suppliers, including performance monitoring, issue resolution, and relationship management.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams to effectively manage complex projects/situations.
- Sense of urgency to supply chain challenges.
- Able to manage and consolidate feedback from 100+ semiconductor suppliers and deliver generalized feedback to leadership.
- Develop and implement strategies to improve supplier performance, quality, and cost efficiency within the semiconductor commodity.
- Utilize advanced systems and tools such as ECM, E-Squared, GDiMPS, and GDM for supply chain analysis, forecasting, and supplier data management.
- Negotiate contracts, terms, and conditions with semiconductor suppliers to secure favorable agreements and mitigate risks.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement teams to ensure seamless integration of semiconductor components into GM products.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the semiconductor supply chain, identifying and implementing best practices.
- Prepare and present reports on supplier performance, market trends, and risk assessments to senior leadership using Microsoft Office Suite.
- Collaboration with purchasing commodity teams and supply chain team to support complex supply chain constrained situations.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years relevant experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, logistics or product development (any internship or co-op experience will not be considered)
- Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry dynamics.
- Ability to proactively create new strategies and keep looking for different ways to execute the supply chain needs.
- Proficiency in ECM, E-Squared, GDiMPS, and GDM systems.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Managerial Courage to discuss and deliver complex messages within GPSC, to the cross-functional team and suppliers.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Supervisor or leadership experience
- Semiconductor purchasing experience
- Proven experience in purchasing and supply chain expertise, understanding complex operations.
- Proven supply chain crisis management
- Automotive strategic commodity purchasing experience
