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Job Summary
Job Description
This role is a local hire position and not an International Service Program (ISP) assignment; only candidates who are eligible to be hired locally in the job location will be considered.
Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as on-site. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Advanced Technical Center in Shanghai China full time.
The Role -
This is a people leader role we welcome both experienced managers and highpotential individual contributors ready for their first leadership opportunity.
GMChinas Design Organization is seeking a Design Business OperationManager who willbe responsibleformultiplehighly complextasksand lead a team ofDesign Business Operation.This role manages budgeting and spending vendor and procurement processes facilities safetyand IT coordinationgovernanceand compliance and supports senior design leadership on planning headcount and strategic initiatives.
The successful candidate is highly skilled atbusiness operations creative problem solving haspassion for leadership and attention torun business in GM China fordeliveringextraordinary productsthatmeetGeneral Motors purpose to pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters.
If this sounds like your next stepwedlove to hear from you! There has never been a more exciting time to work for GM!
What Youll Do -
- Own daytoday operations for the GM China Design
- Coordinate crossstudio activities with Global studios
- Lead annual budget planning and monthly forecasting for GM China Design Operations (OPEX CAPEX travel events suppliers models and equipment).
- Track and report actuals vs. forecast; highlight risks/opportunities and propose mitigation actions.
- Partner with Finance Purchasing and Global Design Operations to ensure spending aligns with global guidelines and local policies.
- Manage endtoend procurement for studio needs: models digital/fabrication services immersive tech UX suppliers events and facilitiesrelated items.
- Drive request for information & quotation/scope of work with Purchasing and Finance ; ensure GM confidentiality compliance and appropriate approvals
- Monitor supplier performance timing and invoicing; resolve issues with internal stakeholders and vendors.
- Act as primary operations interface to Facilities Security IT and Corporate Services for GM China Design.
- Ensure studio infrastructure (VR photobooth milling HMDs AV/VC Wacom printers/plotters etc.) is maintained upgraded and aligned with global standards.
- Support safety security and business continuity (visitor management access asset tracking audits drills and compliance actions).
- Implement and maintain Global Design Operations standards policies and processes within GM China Design.
- Support audits and compliance reviews
- Develop simple repeatable processes and templates (checklists workflows trackers) for reviews events and recurring operations.
- Support leadership on headcount planning hiring coordination onboarding and basic workforce analytics for GM China Design Operations.
- Partner with HR and leadership to coordinate engagement activities allpeople meetings training and communications.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelors degree in business Finance Engineering or Design/business Management (or equivalent experience).
- 5 years of experience in operations / business management / program management /Finance ideally in automotive design R&D or technology environments.
- Strong skills in budgeting & forecasting and datadriven decision making.
- Proven experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders and cultures; comfortable working with senior leaders.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken). Ability to be predictive and proactive in an ever evolving high-tempo work environment that is dependent on collaboration decisiveness and a high degree of innovative thinking
- Exceptional team building mentoring and interpersonal skills
- Ability to develop creative and innovative solutions to complex problems where effects of decisions are critical and have strong influence on future state products
- High level of facilitation skills to drive meetings to accomplish required objectivesy
- Bachelors degree or equivalent skill experience or training
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- 5 plus years of experience in operation & finance management
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