General Motors

Senior Tactical Operations Manager

General Motors • $100K — $120K *
Warren, MI 48089Hybrid
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant post-graduate work experience in supply chain, manufacturing, industrial, logistics, supply chain, or purchasing (excluding internships/co-ops)
  • Ability to travel spontaneously 70-80% domestically/Internationally to suppliers
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Teamcenter Visualization products.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a liaison among purchasing, engineering, warehousing/manufacturing, logistics, and suppliers to resolve issues
  • Facilitate critical supply issues and business transfers by working cross-functionally
  • Determine causes of supplier delivery problems and coordinate timely resolutions
  • Assist in developing and implementing corrective actions for critical issues
  • Identify process improvements to enhance supplier delivery performance
  • Support and lead conference calls regarding business transfers and critical supply issues
  • Keep management regularly updated on urgency of issues and provide executive reports.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with an expectation to report to the office at least 3 times a week
  • Potential for relocation benefits.
Full Job Description

Job Description

As a member of the Supply Chain Tactical Operations team, you will deal with short-term capacity issues caused by broken tools or equipment, fires, floods, and any other supplier shortage issues.  You will travel to suppliers to resolve supply chain issues, creating risk for GM manufacturing facilities. 

Responsibilities:

  • Act as a liaison between purchasing, engineering, warehousing/manufacturing, logistics and suppliers to resolve issues and to provide support

  • Working cross-functionally with Purchasing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Containerization, Logistics and GM assembly / manufacturing plants to facilitate critical supply issues and business transfers.

  • Determine the cause of supplier delivery problems and coordinate/implement effective and timely resolutions

  • Help assess and assist in the development and implementation of corrective actions for critical issues

  • Improve delivery performance of suppliers by identifying process improvements and lead time reduction opportunities

  • Regularly exchange information with others inside and outside the work group including GM and supplier facilities

  • Work with Supplier Risk Management team with Financially Troubled Suppliers

  • Support / Lead conference calls with business transfers and critical supply issues

  • Keep management updated frequently, consistent with the issue’s urgency

  • Provide Executive reports

  • Develop the most efficient ways to utilize people, machines, materials, and information at supplier locations

  • Assist supplier operations to increase productivity

  • Resolve operational problems

  • Study and rearrange material flow, and operations sequence

  • Standardize common floor processes

  • Designs, redesigns, or enhances work areas and layouts so that awkward or uncomfortable positions, repetitive motions, and inefficient operations are reduced or eliminated

  • Identifies and assesses various problems and departures from established manufacturing standards and best practices; recommends solutions

  • Implement methods and modifications to reduce production costs

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • 5+ years relevant post-graduate work experience in supply chain, manufacturing, industrial, logistics, supply chain, or purchasing (any internship or co-op experience will not be considered)

  • Ability to travel spontaneously 70-80% domestically/Internationally at Suppliers

  • Proficient level of computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office products, Teamcenter Visualization)

What Will Give YouACompetitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, related field

  • 5+ years of experience in Automotive Manufacturing Operations.

  • 3+ years of experience in die casting or machining operations.

  • Excellent communication and command skills are necessary to be successful in this position.

  • Broad understanding of propulsion technologies, including battery, motor, hybrid solutions, BEV, Fuel Cell, ICE engines, automatic transmissions.

  • Demonstrate excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and suppliers to solve problems.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and significantly complex cases and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results.

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 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}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About General Motors

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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Learn more about General Motors
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
NASDAQ
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