Sr. Buyer - GM Energy

Job Description

About GM EnergyGM Energy is scaling a rapidly growing portfolio of residential energy products designed to give GM customers greater peace of mind, enhanced self‑resiliency, and the ability to unlock additional value from their EV. With strong market demand for our bi‑directional charging and home energy solutions, we are focused on expanding our footprint and delivering seamless, integrated energy experiences for GM households.

Our portfolio includes bi‑directional Level 2 chargers, home energy storage, and V2X technologies that enable customers to power their homes, manage energy costs, and stay resilient during grid disruptions. These solutions are supported by GM’s software platforms, energy management capabilities, and the company’s broader vision of zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

GM Energy is building toward a world where customers can rely on their EV and home energy ecosystem to stay powered, stay connected, and maximize the value of their investment and ultimately receive additional value for supporting the grid when they choose.

The Role

As a Senior Buyer for GM Energy, you will be responsible for purchasing all or a specific portion of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling, software, and/or services. You will actively participate in the development of commodity strategy, sourcing and negotiations, global/regional material budget execution, and collaboration with suppliers and internal partners. The work is sophisticated in nature and involves a considerable amount of initiative, analytical work, and judgment.

What You’ll Do:

Sourcing, Contracting & Commercial Management

• Lead all sourcing and contracting activities, including sourcing event bid strategy and management, bid analytics, and coordination of RFQ package components.

• Align and manage RFQ documentation, includingTerms & Conditions, Statements of Requirements (SOR), and RFQ materials, in adherencewithGM Audit Services requirements.

• Prepare and drive leadership sourcing recommendations, alignment, and approvals.

• Drive commercial budget activities for assigned commodities, including cost modeling and savings tracking.

• Perform rate management activities, including benchmarking, rate analysis, andidentifyingread-across opportunities.

Stakeholder & Supplier Collaboration

• Work closely with GM Energy, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain and other cross-functional partners, at both the working and leadership levels, to deliver results, ideas, and updates.

• Serve as a primary commercial interface with suppliers on a day-to-day basis.

• Support supply chain activities and disruptions by working with internal teams and suppliers to find alternative solutions.

• Support supplier management initiatives, includingStrategic Supplier Engagement.

• Cultivate relationships with strategic suppliers by acting as the focal point for commercial issue resolution.

• Participate in supplier performance reviews and support development of improvement plans where necessary.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum5 years of relevant purchasing or supply chain experience.

• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, both internally and externally, and to build strong relationships.

• Specific commodity experience preferred:hardware, software, services.

• Experience developing and executing sourcing processes, contracts, and unique purchasing deviations/solutions.

• Experience handling commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance.

• Proven competence innegotiation skills.

• High levelof analytical ability where problems can besomewhat complex.

• Experience withsupply chain andlogisticschallenges.

• Experience with commodities (e.g.,metals, stampings, castings, plastics, resins, paint, electronics)

• Strong professional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Developed organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects simultaneously. Proficient withMicrosoft Officeproducts (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Mindset & Values

• Passion forEVsand GM’s future.

• Customer-focused, creative, collaborative, with a“How Might We?”attitude.

• Purpose-focused: motivated to further enable EVs and accelerate sustainability goals for customers and communities.

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

• Automotive and/or Energy industryexperience.

• Knowledge ofprocurement softwareand tools.

• Knowledge ofmaterials managementprinciples and practices.

• Ability to interpret and applymarket datato sourcing and negotiation strategies.

• Proven knowledge ofcontract lawand its application topurchasingprocesses.

NO RELOCATION

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This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

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

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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