Material Control Lead- GM Defense

The Role:

As a leader in Supply Chain, you will be responsible for supervising and leading a team of individual contributors for one of the key areas within the Global Supply Chain Organization: manufacturing/ warehouse operations, supply chain systems and processes, launch execution and scheduling and material management.

You will act as a liaison between purchasing, engineering, warehousing/manufacturing, logistics and suppliers to resolve issues and to provide support.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for leading the Supply Chain office operations for direct materials including purchased parts, production planning, and customer orders.
• Leads crisis management for supplier issues and manages premium transportation.
• Ensures correct inventories for all components - T1, Bailment, Catalog.
• Coordinates Annual Physical Inventory and reconciles gains/losses.
• Completes mid-year and year-end salary CAP assessments.
• Supports GMS and BIQ 4 initiatives for SLT principals as a Subject Matter Expert.
• Leads cost reduction initiates pertaining to inventory management and premium transportation.
• Audits SAP data for inventory accuracy.
• Supervises, trains and develops salaried employees
• Follow-up on problem solving initiatives related to stock discrepancies
• Supports material activities surrounding a plan for every part for MVB and all launch activities
• Interfaces with Central Office allocation on part issues as required
• Implements, monitors and maintains GMS elements
• Investigates supplier claims of unpaid bills
• Investigates duplicate receipts
• Performs a daily audit of record adjustments including MR/DR reviews
• Responsible for stock / record balance accuracy
• Ensure GM inventory and capital investment is protected
• Develop and implement cost savings projects

Physical Requirements:

• Quick response to safety instructions, alarms, and signals are a must
• Drive vehicles and equipment when needed
• Comfortably wear personal protective equipment
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods
• Navigate a busy warehouse
• Bend, twist, kneel, crouch, and reach
• May need to lift or carry materials weighing up to 40 lbs. depending on department

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Supply chain, Industrial) or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of equivalent experience (Mfg. and Supply chain)
• High level of analytical ability & problem solving where problems are unusual and difficult.
• Experience with using SAP/MGO/Oracle or similar ERP, MS-Office tools (Excel, Access, Project, Word, and PowerPoint)

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

• Experience with GM systems

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This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

The selected candidate will be required to travel < 25% for this role.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee)

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Client-provided location(s): Concord, NC

Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202524200

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-10T00:14:52