Sr Logistics Project Lead

General Motors•Warren, MI

37d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Customer Care and Aftersales (CC&A) Logistics Team as a Senior Logistics Project Lead. Drive strategic decision making across the Global Logistics and Containers Organization while contributing to a high-performing team of operations professionals. This role is central to logistics project execution and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Sales, Purchasing, GM IT, third-party vendors, and customers. As part of the operations team, you will oversee the core of the CC&A Logistics Network-managing end-to-end logistics processes to ensure the timely, cost-effective, and accurate movement of goods throughout the supply chain. You'll lead strategic and tactical execution of transportation projects while helping to shape future logistics network designs.

Requirements

5+ years relevant post-graduate work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, Warehousing/Operations, manufacturing, logistics or product development
Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to work with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
Demonstrated success managing and delivering cross-functional supply chain projects.
10% travel within North America

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, related field
Manufacturing plant experience
Knowledge of Dangerous Goods compliance
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to build alignment and drive cross-functional initiatives forward
Skilled in preparing and delivering executive-level presentations
Experience gathering and interpreting complex quantitative and qualitative data using statistical analysis methods, and able to develop tools for root causing and interpreting supply chain management processes
Expert in logistics processes, logistics optimization, and end to end supply chain management best practices

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Process Improvement
Project leadership for WMS and ASRS transitions
DDS carrier change Project leadership
Strategizing future-state logistics processes and supporting transformation initiatives like WMS, ASRS, and customer enhancement tools
Analyzing cost drivers and operational performance to identify cost-saving opportunities
Generate new ideas and initiatives that optimize cost and customer service levels within the Supply Chain, Warehousing, and Logistics organizations
Monitor compliance and safety processes to continuously improve and reduce risk in logistics operations
Logistics Project Operations and Execution
Single point of coordination for logistics on cross-functional initiatives like WMS implementations, new operations start ups, technology implementations, etc.
Schedule and follow up on all unique and common new program shipments from both domestic and international suppliers
Manage end-to-end logistics initiatives across various internal and external teams to ensure timely execution, cost efficiency, and alignment with strategic goals
Stakeholder and Customer Engagement
Create an exceptional service experience for customers by contributing to the development and execution of logistics strategy
Serve as the single point of contact for inbound shipments to GM production plants
Communicate with customers periodically to gather feedback on logistics performance and identify improvement opportunities
Performance Monitoring and Reporting
Drive visibility, escalation, and remediation of shipments not meeting performance deliverables
Report weekly/monthly updates to operational and leadership teams
Manage third-party cross-docks and monitor KPIs from the facility