General Motors - Topeka, KS
posted 3 months ago
The Budget & Vendor Management Specialist for Global Talent at General Motors is a pivotal role that focuses on creating, enabling, maintaining, and propagating an effective and systematic Business Process Management environment. This position is designed to develop and deliver insightful analysis that supports business decision-making across the Talent team. The role offers significant responsibility and interaction with senior management, providing an opportunity to make a substantial impact within a strategic organization. The ideal candidate will possess experience in budget and roadmap development, vendor management, and excellent project management skills, along with a keen attention to detail. While experience in a technical talent management function is preferred, it is not a strict requirement. In this role, the specialist will manage a budget exceeding $30 million for the Global Talent & Development team. Responsibilities include tracking and reporting on all Global GTD targets related to budget, efficiency, productivity, and headcount. The specialist will lead and participate in GTD budget updates and presentations, manage communication packages, and coordinate all budget, accruals, and forecast plans centrally. Additionally, the role involves managing the strategy and implementation roadmap for cost reduction initiatives across the team, leveraging the overarching change control process to define and implement governance that balances operational needs with global reporting requirements. The specialist will ensure the accurate and timely delivery of budgeting and vendor management across GTD, maintaining the integrity of information by reviewing process documentation, validating business logic, and verifying outputs. They will create standard operating procedures for driving the vendor management cycle and establish robust vendor audit and compliance metrics. The role also requires accountability for the accuracy of information used in budget and vendor management reports to leadership, influencing a diverse team of professionals in a high-demand environment, and identifying opportunities to enhance operating efficiency. Mentoring team members to improve their knowledge and experience in budget and vendor management processes is also a key aspect of this position.