Integrated Product Support, Provisioning & Obsolescence Lead - GM Defense
General Motors
Integrated Product Support, Provisioning & Obsolescence Lead - GM Defense
Job Description
Job DescriptionHybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business.The RoleGM Defense is seeking a Provisioning and Obsolescence Lead to manage the development, quality, and delivery of logistics and sustainment information for defense vehicle programs. This role connects engineering, supply chain, program management, technical documentation, information technology, contracts, suppliers, and customers to ensure that the parts, support equipment, technical data, and risk information needed to sustain vehicles are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.This is a people leader role. The successful candidate will bring strong project management, technical data, supply chain, and cross-functional leadership skills. They will be comfortable working with customers and external partners, resolving incomplete or conflicting information, improving business processes, and leading a small team in a matrixed environment.What You’ll DoOwn the planning, development, review, and delivery of provisioning and logistics product data, including parts lists, structured logistics analysis data, and related support documentation.Coordinate with engineering, program, supply chain, technical publications, and other functional teams to collect missing information and resolve data gaps before customer reviews and provisioning events.Lead preparation for and participation in customer provisioning conferences, reviews, and other milestone events; track decisions, actions, risks, and follow-up commitments through closure.Establish quality-control practices to verify that customer-facing documentation is accurate, complete, internally consistent, and ready for submission.Manage changes that affect bills of material, parts data, configuration information, and downstream sustainment deliverables.Develop and execute an end-to-end provisioning strategy that improves timeliness, quality, repeatability, and internal capability while reducing unnecessary reliance on third-party providers.Partner with Information Technology and process owners to improve the systems, data flows, and tools used to create and maintain provisioning information.Lead transitions and integrations involving configuration data, single-source bills of material, logistics analysis applications, enterprise systems, and collaboration platforms, as applicable to the business need.Own relationships and deliverables with third-party technical data, systems integration, and provisioning providers; define expectations, review performance, and ensure contracted work is completed.Serve as a subject matter expert for provisioning and sustainment data. Investigate unresolved questions, identify the appropriate source of truth, and drive issues to resolution.Lead lifecycle risk management for diminishing manufacturing sources, material shortages, and obsolescence across integrated vehicle and sustainment programs. Identify and assess risks involving materials, components, software, and technology; develop mitigation plans; and coordinate timely internal and customer reporting.Lead, coach, and develop direct reports while building a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team.Support proposal, capture, and new-program activities by applying provisioning and obsolescence expertise to estimates, schedules, execution plans, and customer requirements.Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree5+ years of relevant experienceAdvanced experience in provisioning, integrated logistics/product support, sustainment engineering, technical data, supply chain, or defense program execution or closely related field.Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens.Experience leading complex projects and coordinating cross-functional teams through defined deliverables and milestone dates.Experience developing, reviewing, and delivering technical or logistics data to customers or government organizations.Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to diverse audiences.Ability to manage multiple priorities, investigate incomplete information, and drive actions to closure with limited direction.Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity and collaboration tools.Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, matrixed, and customer-facing environment.Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business requirements dictate.Ability to meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements for the role.What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, business, technical communications, or a related fieldExperience with Department of Defense or other government vehicle, equipment, or sustainment programs.Experience with provisioning, logistics product data, structured logistics analysis, parts cataloging, or related defense logistics standards and practices.Experience managing supply continuity, product obsolescence, end-of-life planning, or technology risk.Experience with customer provisioning conferences, government contract deliverables, or formal technical data submissions.Experience with enterprise resource planning, bill-of-material, configuration-management, logistics-analysis, or technical-publication systems.Experience managing third-party technical service providers or subcontractors.Experience leading or developing employees and establishing performance metrics.Familiarity with international programs, export compliance, or cross-border sustainment requirements.Defense Acquisition University training or equivalent professional development in logistics, provisioning, parts management, or obsolescence management.U.S. citizenship required pursuant to government contract.#GMD
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. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).
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.
The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
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Locations
- United States of America, Michigan, Warren
Skills Required
- provisioningintermediate
- Microsoft Officeintermediate
- Department of Defenseintermediate
- customer provisioning conferencesintermediate
- enterprise resource planningintermediate
- international programsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree (experience)
- 5+ years of relevant experience (experience, 5 years)
- Advanced experience in provisioning, integrated logistics/product support, sustainment engineering, technical data, supply chain, or defense program execution or closely related field. (experience)
- Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee). (experience)
- U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens. (experience)
- Experience leading complex projects and coordinating cross-functional teams through defined deliverables and milestone dates. (experience)
- Experience developing, reviewing, and delivering technical or logistics data to customers or government organizations. (experience)
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. (experience)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to diverse audiences. (experience)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, investigate incomplete information, and drive actions to closure with limited direction. (experience)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity and collaboration tools. (experience)
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, matrixed, and customer-facing environment. (experience)
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business requirements dictate. (experience)
- Ability to meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements for the role. (experience)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree (experience)
- 5+ years of relevant experience (experience, 5 years)
- Advanced experience in provisioning, integrated logistics/product support, sustainment engineering, technical data, supply chain, or defense program execution or closely related field. (experience)
- Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee). (experience)
- U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens. (experience)
- Experience leading complex projects and coordinating cross-functional teams through defined deliverables and milestone dates. (experience)
- Experience developing, reviewing, and delivering technical or logistics data to customers or government organizations. (experience)
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. (experience)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to diverse audiences. (experience)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, investigate incomplete information, and drive actions to closure with limited direction. (experience)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity and collaboration tools. (experience)
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, matrixed, and customer-facing environment. (experience)
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business requirements dictate. (experience)
- Ability to meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements for the role. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, business, technical communications, or a related field (degree in engineering)
- Experience with Department of Defense or other government vehicle, equipment, or sustainment programs. (experience)
- Experience with provisioning, logistics product data, structured logistics analysis, parts cataloging, or related defense logistics standards and practices. (experience)
- Experience managing supply continuity, product obsolescence, end-of-life planning, or technology risk. (experience)
- Experience with customer provisioning conferences, government contract deliverables, or formal technical data submissions. (experience)
- Experience with enterprise resource planning, bill-of-material, configuration-management, logistics-analysis, or technical-publication systems. (experience)
- Experience managing third-party technical service providers or subcontractors. (experience)
- Experience leading or developing employees and establishing performance metrics. (experience)
- Familiarity with international programs, export compliance, or cross-border sustainment requirements. (experience)
- Defense Acquisition University training or equivalent professional development in logistics, provisioning, parts management, or obsolescence management. (experience)
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, business, technical communications, or a related field (degree in engineering)
- Experience with Department of Defense or other government vehicle, equipment, or sustainment programs. (experience)
- Experience with provisioning, logistics product data, structured logistics analysis, parts cataloging, or related defense logistics standards and practices. (experience)
- Experience managing supply continuity, product obsolescence, end-of-life planning, or technology risk. (experience)
- Experience with customer provisioning conferences, government contract deliverables, or formal technical data submissions. (experience)
- Experience with enterprise resource planning, bill-of-material, configuration-management, logistics-analysis, or technical-publication systems. (experience)
- Experience managing third-party technical service providers or subcontractors. (experience)
- Experience leading or developing employees and establishing performance metrics. (experience)
- Familiarity with international programs, export compliance, or cross-border sustainment requirements. (experience)
- Defense Acquisition University training or equivalent professional development in logistics, provisioning, parts management, or obsolescence management. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Own the planning, development, review, and delivery of provisioning and logistics product data, including parts lists, structured logistics analysis data, and related support documentation.
- Coordinate with engineering, program, supply chain, technical publications, and other functional teams to collect missing information and resolve data gaps before customer reviews and provisioning events.
- Lead preparation for and participation in customer provisioning conferences, reviews, and other milestone events; track decisions, actions, risks, and follow-up commitments through closure.
- Establish quality-control practices to verify that customer-facing documentation is accurate, complete, internally consistent, and ready for submission.
- Manage changes that affect bills of material, parts data, configuration information, and downstream sustainment deliverables.
- Develop and execute an end-to-end provisioning strategy that improves timeliness, quality, repeatability, and internal capability while reducing unnecessary reliance on third-party providers.
- Partner with Information Technology and process owners to improve the systems, data flows, and tools used to create and maintain provisioning information.
- Lead transitions and integrations involving configuration data, single-source bills of material, logistics analysis applications, enterprise systems, and collaboration platforms, as applicable to the business need.
- Own relationships and deliverables with third-party technical data, systems integration, and provisioning providers; define expectations, review performance, and ensure contracted work is completed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for provisioning and sustainment data. Investigate unresolved questions, identify the appropriate source of truth, and drive issues to resolution.
- Lead lifecycle risk management for diminishing manufacturing sources, material shortages, and obsolescence across integrated vehicle and sustainment programs. Identify and assess risks involving materials, components, software, and technology; develop mitigation plans; and coordinate timely internal and customer reporting.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports while building a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team.
- Support proposal, capture, and new-program activities by applying provisioning and obsolescence expertise to estimates, schedules, execution plans, and customer requirements.
- Own the planning, development, review, and delivery of provisioning and logistics product data, including parts lists, structured logistics analysis data, and related support documentation.
- Coordinate with engineering, program, supply chain, technical publications, and other functional teams to collect missing information and resolve data gaps before customer reviews and provisioning events.
- Lead preparation for and participation in customer provisioning conferences, reviews, and other milestone events; track decisions, actions, risks, and follow-up commitments through closure.
- Establish quality-control practices to verify that customer-facing documentation is accurate, complete, internally consistent, and ready for submission.
- Manage changes that affect bills of material, parts data, configuration information, and downstream sustainment deliverables.
- Develop and execute an end-to-end provisioning strategy that improves timeliness, quality, repeatability, and internal capability while reducing unnecessary reliance on third-party providers.
- Partner with Information Technology and process owners to improve the systems, data flows, and tools used to create and maintain provisioning information.
- Lead transitions and integrations involving configuration data, single-source bills of material, logistics analysis applications, enterprise systems, and collaboration platforms, as applicable to the business need.
- Own relationships and deliverables with third-party technical data, systems integration, and provisioning providers; define expectations, review performance, and ensure contracted work is completed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for provisioning and sustainment data. Investigate unresolved questions, identify the appropriate source of truth, and drive issues to resolution.
- Lead lifecycle risk management for diminishing manufacturing sources, material shortages, and obsolescence across integrated vehicle and sustainment programs. Identify and assess risks involving materials, components, software, and technology; develop mitigation plans; and coordinate timely internal and customer reporting.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports while building a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team.
- Support proposal, capture, and new-program activities by applying provisioning and obsolescence expertise to estimates, schedules, execution plans, and customer requirements.
Benefits
- general: From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
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