General Motors

Indirect Material Leader

General Motors • $76K — $114K *
Oshawa, ON L1G 0A1In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 3+ years of relevant experience in indirect materials operations.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with indirect materials policies and operational excellence.
  • Experience managing contractors and union employees.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead execution of daily indirect materials for plant operations.
  • Approve purchase requests and ensure timely delivery.
  • Communicate material risks and shortages with relevant teams.
  • Support material setup, maintenance, and part extensions.
  • Drive monthly continuous improvement initiatives in inventory management.
  • Supervise union employees and coordinate work schedules.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and internal controls.

Benefits

  • Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and family leave.
  • Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits, including wellness incentives.
  • Life insurance options for employee and family coverage.
  • Pension plan with company contributions.
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for employee's family and friends.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Indirect Material Leader

Vacancy Status

No: This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications. (New Head Count)

AI Disclosure

As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role

Onsite - This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Oshawa Assembly on a full-time basis.

Indirect Material Leader

Job Description

The Indirect Material Leader is responsible for supporting plant operations by ensuring indirect material requirements are fulfilled for Maintenance, Facilities, and Manufacturing Engineering while managing inventory levels to agreed targets. This role will have a strong focus on execution, team oversight, process discipline, and timely resolution of plant support needs. In this role, the successful candidate will lead day-to-day indirect materials operations, lead third-party and union team members, manage workflow within established processes, and partner across plant functions to maintain material availability.

What You'll Do
  • Lead daily indirect materials execution for crib and point-of-use stocked materials in support of plant operations.
  • Create and approve purchase requests and help ensure purchase order requirements are received and delivered on time.
  • Manage incoming supply against stock requirements and communicate material risks, shortages, and expedite needs with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Facilities teams.
  • Support indirect material part setup and maintenance activities, including lead times, safety stock, standard packaging, and new part extensions for the plant.
  • Work with plant teams, WRA, Share-the-Spare, and suppliers to reduce unnecessary new buys and improve use of excess, repairable, or available parts.
  • Lead monthly continuous improvement work across the parts portfolio, including inventory optimization, over-max reduction, obsolete material management, and root cause analysis.
  • Supervise represented union hourly employees and third-party resources as applicable, including work coordination, training, coaching, timekeeping support, and day-to-day issue resolution.
  • Support a safe, organized, and compliant work environment through audits, housekeeping, safety evaluations, and adherence to internal controls and standard processes.
  • Drive cost, quality, and responsiveness performance by supporting budget targets, cycle count accuracy, stock-out analysis, FIFO compliance, and plant issue response.
  • Use data, systems, and AI-enabled tools to improve visibility, decision-making, and operational efficiency.


Additional Responsibilities
  • Coordinate activities for crib attendants and indirect receiving personnel.
  • Support launch and end-of-life material planning with Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
  • Review invoice and pricing discrepancies in partnership with Accounting.
  • Provide off-shift and weekend support for critical plant issues and ensure coverage planning when away from the business.
  • Promote strong labor relations and work within the local labor agreement.
  • Off shift support for critical plant issues (24x7)
  • Weekend support for critical plant issues (24x7)
  • Analysis checklist completed for all stock-outs and problem solving for major stock-out


Required Qualifications
  • 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Successfully obtained a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • Experience supporting indirect materials operations in a plant or manufacturing environment.
  • Familiarity with indirect materials policies, BDPs, operational excellence expectations, and results-driven execution.
  • Experience leading contractors, represented hourly employees, or third-party resources.
  • Ability to work within established procedures while making sound day-to-day operational decisions and following issues through resolution.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across plant functions and leadership levels.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with SAP and/or Maximo.
  • Experience with Kronos.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Excel capabilities such as v-lookups and pivot tables.
  • Experience with Power BI, Glean, Copilot, and Slack.
  • Strong organizational skills, project management capability, and the ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members.


Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as onsite 5 days a week. The selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $76,100.00 to $114,300.00. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Benefits:

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:
  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
  • Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
  • Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.


THIS JOB IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATIONS BENEFITS. ANY RELOCATION COSTS WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE.

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.

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General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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