General Motors

Sr. Group Supply Chain Manager

General Motors$120K — $145K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10+ years experience in automotive supply chain or manufacturing operations
  • Proven leadership of teams in high-pressure environments
  • Deep understanding of material flow and production logistics
  • Ability to drive innovation and capability transformation
  • Strong operational judgment for making timely decisions
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day supply chain operations for material availability
  • Lead rapid issue identification and resolution for disruptions
  • Manage engineering change related to material availability
  • Partner cross-functionally to drive timely decisions
  • Monitor and improve core operational KPIs
  • Assess supplier plans and capacity constraints
  • Champion continuous improvement in operational processes

Benefits

  • Relocation benefits for qualifying candidates
  • Hybrid work model requiring in-office presence at least 3 times a week
  • Opportunities for talent development and continuous upskilling
  • Strong emphasis on fostering a learning culture
  • Promotes a future-ready supply chain organization
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role

Lead operational supply chain execution from supplier to manufacturing site while building the next-generation capabilities required for a more resilient, data-driven, and agile supply chain. This role ensures uninterrupted material flow, vehicle and service parts availability, and disciplined response to daily disruptions-while simultaneously elevating team capability through innovation, digital adoption, and continuous upskilling.

You will manage and develop a high-performing team responsible for translating demand into executable supply plans, stabilizing operations, and modernizing supply chain execution across suppliers, plants, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders. There will be strong emphasis on Change Management, transforming supply planning to synchronize planning systems where suppliers align demand, production and capacity.

Role may include:

Operational Leadership & Execution
  • Own day-to-day operational supply chain execution to ensure material availability for automotive manufacturing and service parts fulfillment
  • Lead rapid issue identification, containment, and resolution for supply, capacity, logistics, and supplier disruptions
  • Lead Engineering change management; future material availability related to launch excellence
  • Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to drive timely decisions and trade-offs
  • Manage and escalate operational risks with clear visibility to impact, recovery plans, and customer exposure
  • Monitor and improve core operational KPIs (material availability, supplier performance, inventory health, premium freight, schedule adherence)
  • Assess supplier ship plans, capacity constraints, and recovery actions to protect production and customer commitments

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
  • Lead the reimagination of operational supply chain processes, leveraging data, automation, and digital tools to improve speed, visibility, and execution discipline
  • Within Global Supply Chain's Demand and Supply Planning team, you will help drive innovation in the space between supply planning and supply operations to help GSC become more predictive and less reactive
  • Identify and deploy innovative solutions that reduce manual work, improve decision quality, and strengthen operational resilience
  • Translate emerging technologies and analytics into practical, scalable operational use cases
  • Drive standardization and simplification through improved tools, workflows, and operational playbooks
  • Champion a culture of continuous improvement and problem-solving rigor, grounded in real-world execution


Talent Development & Upskilling:
  • Build a future-ready supply chain organization by actively developing team capability in analytics, digital tools, systems thinking, and operational decision-making
  • Establish clear expectations for skill progression, learning, and capability building across the team
  • Coach leaders and individual contributors to operate effectively in high-ambiguity, fast-paced environments
  • Foster a learning culture that encourages curiosity, experimentation, and adoption of new ways of working
  • Lead performance management, succession planning, and talent development to ensure bench strength and long-term organizational health


Leadership & Communication:
  • Provide clear, concise communication to leadership during both crisis situations and routine operating reviews
  • Influence without authority across global, cross-functional stakeholders
  • Operate with urgency, accountability, and decisiveness while balancing short-term execution with long-term capability building


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10+ years of experience across automotive supply chain, manufacturing operations, launch excellence, or service parts
  • Proven experience leading teams (minimum 4-5 direct reports) in complex, high-pressure operational environments
  • Deep understanding of material flow, production scheduling, supplier management, and logistics operations
  • Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and capability transformation within an operational organization
  • Strong operational judgment with the ability to make timely decisions with incomplete information
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint; experience translating data into action
  • Executive-level communicator able to summarize issues, actions, and risks succinctly
  • Must be willing to travel 10- 40% domestic + international


What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
  • Master's degree
  • Experience supporting automotive plants, service parts operations, or global supply networks
  • Experience in Google suite
  • Demonstrated results delivering operational stability, cost reduction, and capability transformation
  • Proven track record of connecting business needs with innovative, execution-focused solutions
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}.Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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