Facilities Contracts & Supplier Relationships Analyst at Generalmotors

Job Description

Hybrid - This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Oshawa Assembly three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The Facilities Contracts & Supplier Relationships Analyst will be responsible for the development and integrity of the scope and framework for Facility Services Contracts at GM Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing locations Primarily in Canada.

What You’ll Do:

• Development and integrity of the scope and framework for Facility Services Contracts at GM Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing locations Primarily in Canada

• Build business partner relationships, continuous improvement, service quality delivery, coaching for improvement and support gap closure on performance.

• Contract deliverables, change control, and driving cost and scope benchmarking to optimize contract strategies.

• T3 Train to train the trainers or users on systems (e.g., SA On-Demand, SA Structure, SA KPIs) or processes that support contracts and/or service quality delivery

• Use broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. 

• Customer Satisfaction - Meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and business partners and gains their trust and respect.

• Innovation Management - Bringing the creative ideas of others to market; use expertise judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work.

• Value Tracking - Oversight of service agreement cost savings consolidations for reporting through Reliance and BPD Cost initiatives

• Supporting Sustainability efforts through our contractual language to align our Suppliers with GMs Goals and Initiatives around ESG

Your Skills & Abilities: (Required):

• Post Secondary Education required, Bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, engineering, finance, facility management or a related field is preferred.

Must have 3-5 years of work experience in the following areas:

• Technical writing, knowledge of contracting practices and concepts, working understanding of process controls and audit methods, records management discipline, presentations, training instructor

• Technical aptitude for design of maintenance and operation of buildings and systems

• Passion for problem solving and desire to learn root cause analysis and troubleshooting methods

• Creative solutions for 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 and desire to learn root cause analysis and troubleshooting methods

• Experience in leading teams and projects

• Collaborative and partnering leadership style

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation abilities

• Risk management strategies

• Negotiating skills and developing contracts

• Financial reviews, forecasting budgets, benchmarking market rates of services

• Must be willing to travel up to 10% between US and Canada

Skills that will give you a competitive edge:

• GMS, Lean Principles

• Supplier Safety Contract Management

• Labor Relations

• OpEx Training

• Knowledge of Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework     

Benefits:

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.

• Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.

• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.

• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.

• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.

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.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.

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