Facilities Contracts & Supplier Relationships Analyst

Description

Hybrid - This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Oshawa Assembly three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The Facilities Contracts & Supplier Relationships Analyst will be responsible for the development and integrity of the scope and framework for Facility Services Contracts at GM Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing locations Primarily in Canada.

What You'll Do:

• Development and integrity of the scope and framework for Facility Services Contracts at GM Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing locations Primarily in Canada
• Build business partner relationships, continuous improvement, service quality delivery, coaching for improvement and support gap closure on performance.
• Contract deliverables, change control, and driving cost and scope benchmarking to optimize contract strategies.
• T3 Train to train the trainers or users on systems (e.g., SA On-Demand, SA Structure, SA KPIs) or processes that support contracts and/or service quality delivery
• Use broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Customer Satisfaction - Meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and business partners and gains their trust and respect.
• Innovation Management - Bringing the creative ideas of others to market; use expertise judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work.
• Value Tracking - Oversight of service agreement cost savings consolidations for reporting through Reliance and BPD Cost initiatives
• Supporting Sustainability efforts through our contractual language to align our Suppliers with GMs Goals and Initiatives around ESG

• Post Secondary Education required, Bachelor's degree in business administration, law, engineering, finance, facility management or a related field is preferred.

• Technical writing, knowledge of contracting practices and concepts, working understanding of process controls and audit methods, records management discipline, presentations, training instructor
• Technical aptitude for design of maintenance and operation of buildings and systems
• Passion for problem solving and desire to learn root cause analysis and troubleshooting methods
• Creative solutions for solving problems that have ambiguity
• Experience in planning, creation, execution of technical tasks, and financial tracking
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience and Passion for problem solving and desire to learn root cause analysis and troubleshooting methods
• Experience in leading teams and projects
• Collaborative and partnering leadership style
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation abilities
• Risk management strategies
• Negotiating skills and developing contracts
• Financial reviews, forecasting budgets, benchmarking market rates of services
• Must be willing to travel up to 10% between US and Canada

• GMS, Lean Principles
• Supplier Safety Contract Management
• Labor Relations
• OpEx Training
• Knowledge of Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.