SAP Plant Operations & Material Lead (SAP MM/IM) - GM Defense

General Motors•Austin, TX

18d•Hybrid

About The Position

GM Defense is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic individual to join the GMD SAP product management team as an SAP Plant Operations & Materials Lead. This role serves as the plant-facing SAP business systems owner for GMD assembly plant(s), with a primary focus on material management capabilities and processes. The position is crucial as the plant scales production and SAP usage, preparing for SAP Quality Management (QM), Warehouse Management (WM/EWM), and Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC) deployments over the next 18–24 months. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, demonstrates problem-solving leadership with limited oversight, and can both stabilize current execution and lead the plant through upcoming deployments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Candidate must either be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) or a non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required export control authorization.
5+ years of hands-on SAP experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment, with strong exposure to: Materials Management (MM) and/or Inventory Management (IM) and/or Warehouse Management (WM).
Inbound logistics and receiving (ASNs, inbound deliveries, goods receipts).
Experience creating and delivering SAP training and standard work for frontline users.
Strong ability to analyze and troubleshoot SAP transactions and data, identify root causes across master data, configuration, and user behavior, and drive corrective actions.
Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate complex SAP topics into clear, actionable guidance for non-technical plant personnel.
Deep working knowledge of SAP MM/IM and related Plan-to-Produce flows.
Familiarity with or exposure to basic WMS/EWM concepts is required.

Nice To Haves

7+ years of full-time, hands-on SAP experience in manufacturing or distribution, with clear ownership of MM/IM and plant operations processes.
SAP S/4HANA experience
Plan-to-Produce / Production Planning (PTP/PP) concepts and execution.
Prior experience in a defense, aerospace, or similarly regulated environment, with familiarity around ITAR/CUI, export controls, and audited processes.
Direct experience leading or playing a key role in deployments of SAP QM or WM/EWM at a plant.
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) applied to material flow, receiving, or inventory processes and integrated with SAP.
Strong comfort as a business product owner for low-code tools (e.g., Power Apps / Power Automate) that extend SAP and support plant operations.
Demonstrated ability to influence and coach across multiple levels—from hourly plant personnel to senior leadership — building trust and credibility through hands-on support and expertise.
Hands-on configuration of WMS/EWM is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Serves as the remote SAP-facing plant process / business systems lead for materials management and plant operations.
Provides hands-on plant support, regularly working with supervisors, materials, receiving, and shipping personnel on the floor.
Raises process maturity in receiving, inventory accuracy, material flow, shipping, and engineering change management, driving standard work and data discipline.
Owns or co-owns SAP process training and standard work for plant users.
Acts as the business-side deployment and adoption lead for future QM, WM/EWM, and selected DMC capabilities that impact plant execution.
Complements the Inventory Management / PTP & Engineering Change lead by absorbing plant-facing execution, stabilization, and data discipline responsibilities.
Supports the Purchasing & Logistics lead where inbound material flow, ASNs, and receiving intersect purchasing and logistics.
Acts as primary business owner for SAP processes.
Leads day-to-day issue triage and stabilization for plant SAP execution.
Defines, documents, and supports standard work for plant SAP processes.
Owns or co-owns the GMD plant SAP training agenda for material management and plant execution.
Maintains and evolves the GMD SAP onboarding and training repositories.
Measures adoption and maturity of SAP processes (e.g., surveys, usage metrics, defect trends) and uses insights to prioritize training, coaching, and process improvements.
Serves as the business-side lead for plant-impacting deployments of: SAP Quality Management (QM), Warehouse Management / EWM and SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC).