Advanced Material Planning Lead

Job Description

About GM Defense
GM Defense is driving the future of military mobility by leveraging the best-in-class capabilities of General Motors for unmatched innovation, proven performance, and breakthrough life-cycle economics. We deliver reliable, affordable, and innovative products across a full spectrum of capabilities - integrated vehicles, electrification, autonomy, robotics, and security.

The Role

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of material planning and execution at GM Defense. You will be responsible for designing, planning, and implementing material strategies within GA assembly, collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish efficient, lean material flows. The goal is to operate as One Team in driving cohesive material strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and aligning with the long-term Material and LMS (Lean Material Strategy) vision for current production facilities and future expansions.

• Planning and supporting the execution of plant-wide lean material strategies, including:

  • Material flow and routing

  • Storage space requirements

  • Mobile equipment planning

  • Layout development

  • Kitting and small lot strategies

  • Sequencing and PFEP (Plan for Every Part)

This role encompasses not only the internal operations within the plant’s four walls but also integrates external considerations to ensure a holistic material strategy.

What You Will Do (Responsibilities)

• Creation of novel solutions to complex problems relating to a low volume, high variety, small footprint production.

  • Creation of a material flow concept focusing on core principles of flexibility, scalability, and low cost

  • Plan and execute new warehouse facilities

• Creation of the 4 Walls Material Plan For Every Part (PFEP)

  • Definition of the sequence of deliveries of material to the production line

  • Planning of lineside presentation plan strategy (Direct to Line, Flow Rack, Kitting)

  • Supporting the Supply Chain team in Bank planning, including non-standardized delivery sequences in addition to regular delivery cadence

• Definition, Scoping, Quote Gathering, Procurement, and Deployment of all plant material equipment necessary for a successful program launch (Flow Racking, Kit Carts, Bins, Containers, High Bay racking, etc.)

• Definition and procurement of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) working alongside GM LLC resources.

• Creation of kit cart plans and kitting requirements including detailed slotting plans

  • Definition of kit cart loops, and level loading plans

• Layout planning of the relevant material storage areas High Bay, Bulk Floor, Material Kitting, and Gantry areas

  • Initial planning and allocation of parts to planned locations (DLOC/ULOC)

  • Manage Facility layouts, working closely with all facets of the plant to coordinate, create, review, and maintain all plant auto cad layouts -ensuring layout efficiency as well as future space protection.

• Planning, direction, definition of dock turn strategies (ensuring dock capacitation and equipment aligned)

• Definition of IT requirements necessary to execute plan vision

• Definition of material storage plan and process for managing GMD part Sustainment orders.

• Supervising the creation and maintenance of GMOS studies

• Definition of future material space requirements based on very broad high level data streams

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree (Material, Packaging, Industrial) or equivalent work experience

• 3+ years of experience in advance material planning

• U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens

• 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.

• Expertise in Lean Material Strategy (LMS) principles

• Technical knowledge and ability in GMS principles

• Develop & track to Master Dot milestones & Deliverables

• Proficient with AutoCAD, Factory cad or equivalent, MS-Office tools (Excel, Access, Project, Word, and Powerpoint)

• Knowledge of the Global Launch Process and Vehicle Development Process.

• Demonstrate excellent level of analytical ability, communication and people skills requir