Third Party Manager

Job Description

The Role:

The 3rd Party Manager is the primary GM contact for all thirdparty material service providers (e.g. warehousing facilities VAA logistics providers) supporting Flint Assembly Global Supply Chain (GSC). This role ensures thirdparty operations meet GM SPQRCE expectations (Safety People Quality Responsiveness Cost Environment) while supporting stable production launches/model changes and continuous improvement through GMS/Lean principles standard work and datadriven decision making.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities):

• Own overall performance of thirdparty material service providers supporting Flint Assembly ensuring they meet GM SPQRCE expectations for safety people quality responsiveness cost and environment.

• Act as the single point of contact for thirdparty operational issues representing performance in daily huddles and driving fast issue resolution to protect production throughput.

• Ensure thirdparty sites follow GM safety environmental and ergonomic standards; respond to incidents and lead corrective actions with suppliers and GM stakeholders.

• Ensure thirdparty compliance with GM quality systems SOR/Appendix H requirements audits and governance for security scrap material control and packaging/container integrity.

• Coordinate launches model changes engineering changes and major events with thirdparty providers aligning capacity layouts manpower and implementation of change points to plant requirements.

• Optimize material flow and logistics by monitoring delivery and responsiveness resolving daily issues and driving improvements such as shuttle reduction and trailer utilization.

• Manage thirdparty scope contracts and budgets including SORs business cases invoice validation and costreduction initiatives to meet annual productivity and cost commitments.

• Maintain and execute standardized work (e.g. Standard Task Sheet STS) for the 3rd Party Manager role and drive GMS/Lean initiatives (waste elimination standardized work layered audits OPEX/BPD projects) at thirdparty sites.

• Build strong relationships with thirdparty leadership and key GM stakeholders (GSC Production Quality Engineering Finance Purchasing) to enable transparent communication strong audit performance and continuous improvement.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• 5 years of relevant experience in thirdparty management material management logistics or plant operations in an automotive or similar manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated understanding of GMS/Lean Manufacturing standardized work and continuous improvement tools.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational and financial data to drive decisions.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and key GM systems such as MGO SAP/Ariba PPS/PPD WMS SPPS PFCM and related material/finance tools or the ability to learn them quickly.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to influence and coordinate across GM functions and external suppliers.

• Proven ability to work independently manage multiple priorities and demonstrate managerial courage when addressing supplier performance and escalations.

• Must be able to work on a rotating/flexible shift (1st 2nd or 3rd) as well as overtime and weekends as needed.

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

• Prior experience as a Material Group Leader 3rd Party Manager or equivalent leadership role in GSC or plant operations.

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Industrial Engineering Business Operations Management or equivalent experience.

• Experience supporting launches model changes or major engineering change events with external suppliers and VAA operations.

• Familiarity with Appendix H/SOR requirements warehouse and sequencing operations and security/scrap control expectations for thirdpartymanaged sites.

• Training or certification in structured problemsolving (e.g. Red X 8D Six Sigma) project management or Lean.

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