Director, GSM Systems & Digital AI Transformation

Nexteer Automotive Corporation • Pontiac, MI

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About The Position

Nexteer is seeking a strategic, business-minded digital and AI transformation leader to lead Global Supply Management (GSM) systems and champion the organization’s digitalization and AI transformation. This newly created role will define and deliver a multi-year roadmap to modernize sourcing, supplier management, cost control, and decision-making through data, automation, and AI, with measurable business value.

The Director will report directly to the Vice President, Global Supply Management and Chief Purchasing Officer, with a matrix reporting relationship to the Vice President & Chief Information Officer. The role leads the global GSM Systems team, partners with IT to align transformation initiatives with enterprise strategy and standards, and works closely with GSM leaders across regions. The position is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or a related business transformation function, including significant experience supporting purchasing operations, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost management.
• Experience leading purchasing or supply chain systems, digital transformation strategies, and technology roadmaps.
• At least 5 years of people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success implementing digital, automation, analytics, or AI-enabled solutions that delivered measurable improvements in purchasing or supply chain cost, productivity, cycle time, supplier performance, or decision-making.
• Experience with ERP and procurement systems and business intelligence and analytics tools, plus working knowledge of data governance principles.
• Proven experience leading large, cross-functional, multi-region purchasing or supply chain technology programs, including vendor selection, implementation, and change management.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and work effectively in a matrixed, global organization while balancing business and IT priorities.
• Strong business acumen and communication skills, including the ability to explain technology investments as clear business value to non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive or manufacturing industry experience.
• Hands-on experience applying AI, machine learning, generative AI, or robotic process automation in procurement or supply chain.
• Project management or Lean Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the global GSM digital and AI transformation strategy and roadmap, aligned with GSM priorities and enterprise IT strategy.
• Identify, prioritize, and build business cases for digital and AI use cases across sourcing, supplier management, cost management, supplier risk, and purchasing operations; track value through productivity, savings, cycle time, and adoption.
• Lead deployment of automation and AI-enabled capabilities, including spend analytics, price and cost analysis, supplier risk monitoring, contract intelligence, and workflow automation, and scale successful pilots globally.
• Lead the global GSM systems portfolio, including purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, and reporting tools.
• Harmonize systems and processes across regions to enable a consistent global operating model.
• Work with the CIO and IT leadership as the primary business owner and liaison between GSM and IT for system implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
• Deliver dashboards and analytics that provide GSM leaders visibility into supplier performance, spend, savings, risk, and key performance indicators.
• Lead change management, communication, and training to drive adoption of new tools and build digital and AI capability across global GSM.
• Lead, coach, and develop the global GSM Systems team, building capability in systems, analytics, automation, and AI.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director