Senior Global Commodity Manager

Job Description

This role is categorized as hybrid
. The selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week or as dictated by manager.

Senior Global Commodity Manager will lead the global strategy for critical commodities, driving cost competitiveness, supply resilience, and innovation across a dynamic, multi-tier network. Your decisions will shape the future of mobility and electrification worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to influence industry standards, develop strategic supplier partnerships, and lead initiatives that transform the industry.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Business Plan and commodity strategy
• Lead business plan/tactics to reach overall global targets on a day-to-day basis
• Lead global teams in all regions in developing commodity strategies and sourcing recommendations for specified commodities, considering regional specifics, including early supplier engagement and strategic sourcing
• Oversee, monitor and coach employees in different locations and build an effective global team
• Collaborate with Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Legal, Corporate Development and other internal partners to develop procurement strategies, clarify prerequisites and drive cost reduction
• Analyze and apply appropriate tools such as cost models, benchmarking, global competitive sourcing, value chain analysis, supplier negotiations, engineering change cost containment, technical cost reduction, part/system reuse, etc.
• Responsible for managing overall procurement activities, developing sourcing strategy, negotiating contracts and executing budget from cradle to grave
• Develop and execute capacity assessment of components to match GM demand with supplier capacity, with a focus on compliance requirements (FTAs, IRA, as applicable)
• Provide technical and business process guidance to the team for successful execution of programs
• Lead on the development of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans
• Support the organization’s business strategies with a direct impact on business and function overall results
• Lead supplier relationships and resolve operational issues

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+ years of experience in global purchasing or procurement
• Proven track record of leading teams with a minimum of 4–5 people, driving results, and personal accountability with oneself and the team
• Demonstrated negotiation, supplier management, team orientation, communication, and analytical thinking skills
• Strategic orientation, willingness to learn, adapt & be agile, comfort in challenging norms, dealing with ambiguity
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to lead diverse/cross‑functional teams as well as mentor, motivate and elicit work output from peers and other team members
• Ability to travel 10–20% of the time domestically + internationally

• Experience developing and negotiating contracts
• Knowledge of SAP
• Proficiency with data management tools such as Power BI, Excel, TMS, AI
• Finance and cost engineering experience
• Strategic planning and execution experience
• Negotiation skills

• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits
• GM does not provide immigration‑related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future, including direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, or any work authorization requiring written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1‑B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J‑1).

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