Senior Buyer - In Vehicle Software Job at General Motors (Mountain View, California)

Job Description

The In-Vehicle Software Purchasing role is responsible for managing the sourcing, negotiation, and supplier relationships related to embedded and connected vehicle software. This position ensures that software solutions meet cost, quality, and timing requirements while aligning with the company’s technology roadmap and compliance standards. The role collaborates closely with engineering, legal, cybersecurity, and program management teams to support product development and lifecycle management.

Job Responsibility

Understand the Automotive, Software, IT industry and the long-term direction GM software is headed.
Ability to work effectively cross functionally, both internally and externally and build relationships
Determine viable suppliers for technology requirements
Develop and manage supplier under the guidance of quality, service, technology, and price negotiations. This includes sound understanding of deadlines, required lead times, supplier contracts and application types.
Active participation with key stakeholders, including engineering, IT, business stakeholder, legal, and security.
Manage annual renewal cadence and deadlines.
Adheres to corporate purchasing and accounting policies and procedures.
Negotiate price, terms, and other items to complete full contract package.
Utilize Global Purchasing and Supply Chain sourcing process to manage Sourcing packages.
Develop benchmarking for each sourcing package.
Experience handling commercial issues with suppliers and assessing supplier performance
Proven competence in negotiating skills
Professional interpersonal verbal and written communication skills

Requirements

5+ years relevant post-graduate work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, engineering, logistics or product development
Data Judgement - Ability to objectively analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions
Informative Communication - Ability to communicate relevant information to the appropriate audience both effectively and timely
Relationship Management - Develops and maintains constructive, cooperative working relationships
Negotiation - engage in collaborative discussions to reach meaningful agreements
Analytical Thinking - Consider various factors in decision making to determine solutions and their impacts
Results Focus - Take charge without prompting, seize opportunities and deliver on time
Workload Management - Manage multiple tasks with quality and prioritize by critical needs
SAP experience or ability to learn purchasing systems
Must be willing to travel 10% of the time domestically + Internationally

Nice to have

Automotive industry experience
Knowledge of procurement software
Requires strong strategic thinking and leadership skill
With the ability to collaborate across platforms with cross-functional team
Provide strategic direction
Demonstrate strong execution skills.
Engineering background with Software purchasing experience is preferred.
Understand basic engineering documents
Solid knowledge of contract law and its applications regarding purchasing processes.
High level knowledge about Software/ technology
Negotiation skills

What we offer

medical
dental
vision
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
retirement savings plan
sickness and accident benefits
life insurance
paid vacation & holidays
tuition assistance programs
employee assistance program
GM vehicle discounts

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