Senior Manager, Procurement and Supply Chain Digitization

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of digital transformation, process, and product leaders supporting GPSC.
• Build an inclusive culture that encourages innovation, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the right technical and leadership bench strength through thoughtful staffing, coaching, succession planning, and performance management.
• Define the GPSC digitization vision and multi-year roadmap for processes, systems, data, and skills required to enable a future-ready supply chain.
• Translate strategy into clear objectives, measurable KPIs, and prioritized portfolios of initiatives that improve service, cost, quality, and risk performance.
• Drive innovation and solutions from concept through implementation, making a digitized future GPSC’s reality.
• Reimagine and redesign core GPSC business processes (e.g., sourcing, supplier management, logistics, planning, risk management) to improve end-to-end flow and eliminate waste.
• Partner with the business stakeholders, GM IT and external solution providers to deliver integrated platforms and tools that connect data, workflows, and stakeholders across functional silos.
• Design and implement training, learning journeys, and communities of practice to build GPSC capabilities in digital tools, analytics, and operational excellence.
• Act as a key voice to GPSC and enterprise leaders on digitization opportunities, providing clear recommendations, trade-offs, and status on key initiatives.
• Influence across functions and regions to gain alignment, remove roadblocks, and drive adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Lead structured change management and communication plans to ensure understanding, buy-in, and sustained behavior change across the organization.
• Maintain strong external connectivity with peers, partners, consultants, startups, and industry forums to bring leading practices and innovation into GPSC.
• Benchmark GPSC’s digital and process capabilities versus best-in-class organizations and convert insights into actionable roadmaps.

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.

Qualifications

• Occasional domestic and international travel to GM locations, suppliers, and external partners up to 25%.

Skills

• 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.