Senior Manager, Procurement and Supply Chain Digitalization

Role Overview

• This role leads the strategy, roadmap, and execution of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain's (GPSC) digital transformation agenda and training integration to the GPSC organization.
• This leader is accountable for designing and implementing data-driven processes, systems, and tools that improve productivity, eliminate waste, and enhance resiliency across the global supply chain.
• Develop adoption and training tools to upskill the GPSC team at all levels to more naturally incorporate AI and agentic development into everyday work.
• Partner closely with GPSC leaders, GM IT, Finance, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and external partners to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions that enable a modern, connected, and AI-enabled operating model and systems.
• Set clear objectives and own key performance indicators that directly impact GPSC and enterprise outcomes, while championing change and leading people.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of digital transformation, process, and product leaders supporting GPSC.
• Define the GPSC digitalization vision and multi-year roadmap for processes, systems, data, and skills required to enable a future-ready supply chain.
• Drive innovation and solutions from concept through implementation, making a digitized future GPSC’s reality.
• Reimagine and redesign core GPSC business processes to improve end-to-end flow and eliminate waste.
• Establish governance for process and data standards, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, sustainable, and aligned to enterprise architecture.
• Act as a key voice to GPSC and enterprise leaders on digitalization opportunities, providing clear recommendations, trade-offs, and status on key initiatives.
• Maintain strong external connectivity with peers, partners, consultants, startups, and industry forums to bring leading practices and innovation into GPSC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/Information Systems, Supply Chain, Industrial/Operations Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain, operations, or technology-driven transformation, with a strong track record of measurable value creation.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including direct leadership of teams (typically 4–5+ direct reports) and talent development across varying skill sets.
• Proven success leading complex, cross-functional, and global initiatives in a matrixed environment, from strategy through implementation and value realization.
• Deep knowledge of sourcing, supplier management, logistics, and/or supply chain planning, including risk mitigation and resilience.
• Experience driving digital transformation (e.g., ERP/TMS/SRM platforms, workflow automation, advanced analytics, AI/ML use cases) in an operational or supply chain context.
• Strong strategic orientation, analytical skills, and executive communication; able to simplify complexity, frame clear choices, and influence senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, drive change, and challenge the status quo while maintaining strong relationships and alignment.
• High learning agility and comfort operating in a fast-changing environment with competing priorities.
• Occasional domestic and international travel to GM locations, suppliers, and external partners up to 25%.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.