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Food & Shuttle Service Contract Supplier Strategist

AT General Motors
General Motors

Food & Shuttle Service Contract Supplier Strategist

Warren, MI

Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

The Role:

As a member of our Global Infrastructure & Corporate Citizenship Team, you will be responsible for strategic initiatives and supporting operational execution with the 3rd party food service agreements for Non-Manufacturing locations in Michigan along with shuttle transportation contracts. This role requires regular interface with Global Purchasing, Non-Manufacturing Operational Leadership, and Tenant Stakeholders, while also ensuring compliance with Supplier Safety Contract Management. This team supports the scope development, onboarding, and steady state monitoring to ensure the successful integration of the supplier partnerships with strong emphasis on sustainability principles and waste elimination through performance analysis and countermeasures using monthly KPI evaluations and quarterly performance reviews with our business partners.

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What You'll Do:

  • Development and integrity of the framework and scope documentation for Food Service Agreements at Non-Manufacturing Michigan locations and overseeing the service quality execution of our business partners.
  • Sourcing and support for shuttle transportation at Michigan campuses
  • Key Performance Metric Development and Tracking - oversight of service agreement risks, optimizing a profit and loss food service model.
  • Driving health and wellness initiatives with suppliers at every GM location with GM Healthy Food OpEx Program
  • Engagement with tenant populations and strategic stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction through execution of operational deliverables and analysis of survey results
  • As a single point of contact for the building tenants, you will be responsible for routine interface and coordination of all food centered activities for their respective building(s)
  • Act as the voice of the tenant in long term food service project planning and execution by pulling in the required resources such as Facility Engineering, Construction, Transformation, Resource Management, Communications, Real Estate, and Events Planners
  • Responsible to ensure the Service Provider is delivering efficient and timely execution of all food services in the areas of maintenance, housekeeping, quality of services, as well as driving continuous improvements and sharing lessons learned.
  • Drives strategic and analytical planning to optimize services guided by industry benchmark standards including incorporating sustainable practices and products
  • Develop creative solutions to complex challenges while utilizing technology and information in support of GM's mission to deliver data driven solutions that allow us to operate efficiently now and in the future.
  • Negotiating skills and developing contracts

Additional Description

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, hospitality, facility management or related field or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in customer service/customer experience
  • 3+ years of experience working with contracting and vendor relationship management
  • Passion for problem solving and desire to learn root cause analysis and troubleshooting methods
  • Creative solutions for innovation and 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
  • Experience in leading teams and projects
  • Collaborative and partnering leadership style
  • Risk management strategies
  • Technical writing, knowledge of contracting practices and concepts, working understanding of process controls and audit methods, records management discipline, presentations, training instructor
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation abilities
  • Occasional travel through US and Canada

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Project Management Knowledge
  • Supplier Relations
  • OpEx Training/Quality Training
  • Supplier Safety management
  • Financial reviews, forecasting budgets, benchmarking market rates of services
  • Leadership experience
  • Knowledge of sustainability efforts
  • Negotiating skills and developing contracts

Sponsorship: 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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

This position is eligible for relocation benefits.

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Client-provided location(s): Warren, MI, USA
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202509651
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Woman founded/led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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