Senior Value Chain Engineer

General Motors

Senior Value Chain Engineer optimizing costs and collaborating with purchasing teams at General Motors. Utilizing data to drive efficiency and manage supplier relations.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help buyers to understand and compare part costs: Confirm supplier cost reporting through audits
Build up cost model with the help of GM standards and experts when you need them
Analyze and compare costs for opportunities and gaps
Use your analysis and available data to support buyers in the development of sourcing and negotiation strategies
Lead continuous improvement and cost reduction activities. Identify waste and inefficiencies at supplier sites
Conduct on-site workshops with suppliers, if needed, develop improvement plans to address opportunities identified through performance improvement tools
Monitor/accelerate supplier implementation of resulting improvement plans to ensure savings are achieved and coordinate with the respective buyers to ensure the savings are realized
Analyze, organize, and understand large amounts of data.
Be an active partner with the internal GPSC purchasing team – aid in providing a fair yet competitive component cost for GM.
Support the assigned GM SMT from a tooling and piece price perspective.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other related areas
Project Execution – 5-10 Years
Comfortable working with multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams
Ability to deal optimally with ambiguity and forward-thinking environment
Candidates must demonstrate the following required competencies: communication, analytical thinking, data judgment, workload management, relationship Management, vendor/supplier management, and negotiation
Presentation skills
Comprehensive manufacturing process knowledge is required.
An understanding of regional differences in manufacturing processes / assumptions is helpful.
Preferred Critical Skills are but not limited to: Automotive, Industrial, and/or financial industry experience
Operations Experience
Capable of interpreting market data
Problem Solving
Able to read blueprints and to understand basic engineering documents
Ability to work globally, independently, and self-directed
Ability to travel at least 25% of time, including international travel, to supplier facilities for enhanced costing collaboration and support of the specific engineering / purchasing team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost analysiscost modelingdata analysisperformance improvement toolsvendor managementnegotiation strategiesmanufacturing process knowledgemarket data interpretationblueprint readingengineering document understanding

Soft Skills

communicationanalytical thinkingworkload managementrelationship managementproblem solvingpresentation skillsability to work independentlycross-cultural teamworkdealing with ambiguityforward-thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in ProcurementBachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain ManagementBachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in FinanceBachelor’s Degree in AccountingBachelor’s Degree in Business Administration