Network Design Logistics Engineer

Description
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren - GM Global Technical Center, three times per week, at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.
Relocation: This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
The Role:
The Network Design Logistics Engineer will be responsible for performing strategic design projects related to the strategic network design for GM's inbound material logistics network, intercontinental & domestic. Will be responsible for data analysis and project development, working with software tools to design an optimized logistics network and communicate results to stakeholders. Will work cross-functionally to develop and track projects.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Responsible for logistics network engineering projects for all inbound material, intercontinental & domestic.
• Responsible to analyze material logistics network to generate strategic cost savings using network modeling tools and statistical analysis.
• Develop and manage tactical planning process within new and existing logistics systems as well as working with GM IT to develop systems requirements and constraints.
• Work with GM's service provider (LLP,LSC) design and planning resources to define workload and activity.
• Support business cases for any logistics changes.
• Global alignment with network improvement and cost savings.

Additional Responsibilities may include:

• Support regional network capabilities in cooperating GMNA best practices.
• Support procurement activities like material global ocean bid, ODC bids, LOC bids, etc.
• Work with logistics service providers to strategically analyze network & process improvements.

Additional Description
Yours Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge:

• Strong working knowledge of logistics and supply chains.
• Experience with strategic network design software and algorithms.
• Experience with linear programming.
• Expert in gathering and interpreting complex quantitative and qualitative data using statistical analysis methods, and able to develop tools for analyses and interpreting supply chain and logistics/containers data.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver cost savings, and improve logistics networks.
• Knowledge in network Design tools like LLamasoft, Transpro, IBM, Oracle etc.

Skills:

• High analytic capability - Excel, Access, SQL - in situations which are ambiguous and complex.
• High level of oral and written communications skills.
• High level of interpersonal skills.
• Ability to both work independently and as a member of teams.
• Ability to lead a project from start to finish.
• Detail oriented and data driven.
• High process focus.
• Cross-functional relationship building.
• Energetic and passionate to find solutions to complex supply chain problems.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time.

Experience/Education:
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years relevant post-graduate work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, logistics or product development.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related advanced degree a plus .
• Knowledge of data mining/analytics via data warehouse and SQL.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
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