Business Planning Manager

Job Description

***This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Markham Elevation Centre & Oshawa Elevation Centre, three times per week at minimum between the 2 sites. .*** 

Reporting to the Director of Strategy and Business Planning, the Business Planning Manager leads long-term forecasting activities for GM Canada, manages key strategic projects and supports business planning.

You might be a good fit for this role if you are a compelling storyteller and expert communicator who can rally individuals to align on a task while empathizing with their different perspectives and priorities. Knowledge of the auto industry and comfort working with data is also important. 

The ideal candidate for the role embodies GM's Behaviors and is motivated by the desire to drive enterprise value. A track record with a proven ability to lead change, strategize, collaborate and influence across all functions, prioritize effectively, and thrive in an ambiguous fast-paced environment is a must.

Key Responsibilities

Business Planning and Performance Management Processes
 

• Support development and tracking of Canada's strategic planning priorities and goals
• Plan and facilitate annual Business Functional Reviews to align GM Canada business units
• Support executive forums such as weekly Canadian Executive Committee (CEC) meetings
• Lead strategy and business planning workshops (including with leadership teams) as needed
• Assist with the coordination and flow of new ideas and programs throughout GM Canada
• Conduct business casing, value analysis and strategic assessment of new opportunities for GM Canada; conduct similar analysis for emerging challenges
• Maintain existing, and develop new, data analytics dashboards/reports

Long Term Forecasting
 

• Lead long term vehicle forecasting activities for Canada
• Initiate and lead business planning activities for annual volume forecast cycles - 10 years
• Build Canadian vehicle forecasts; Maintain and input volumes into Global Forecast System
• Collaborate with Brand, Compliance, Distribution, and Finance teams on the long-term plan
• Participate in global Long-Term Forecasting calls and forums to provide Canadian input
• Be the local expert on global Long-Term Forecasting methods and techniques
• Understand macro-economic factors and trends that will shape the Canadian auto industry
• Work closely with Portfolio Planning and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance

Other
 

• Prepare content and make presentations to all levels of management
• Manage and execute growth strategy or change projects as required
• Support AI Strategy by collaborating on empathy work and requirements gathering
• Participate or lead Cultural activities as required
• Support on special projects and analyses as required

Additional Job Description

Key Skills & Competencies
 

• Ability to see the big picture - Strong conceptual and critical thinking skills that enable seeking out and distilling information from many different sources into a clear understanding of the past, present and potential futures
• Comfortable working with ambiguity - Able to bring clarity and focus to ambiguous situations
• Strong business acumen and understanding of factors impacting the bottom line
• Awareness of the relationships between different functional areas and teams at GM
• Excellent interpersonal skills - Able to build strong working relationships across teams
• Ability to quickly learn new skills and adapt to new responsibilities with natural curiosity
• Strong time management skills - Can prioritize and work independently under tight deadlines
• Comfortable with complexity - Able to structure and solve complex problems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (including PowerPoint Wizardry)
• Data driven mindset with an interest in business intelligence and analytics
• Must be results-driven, highly organized, and self-motivated; taking initiative and following-through

Education and Training:
 

• Bachelors degree required; Advanced degree in business, marketing, finance, or engineering preferred;
• Advanced Excel, Power BI and Tableau experience beneficial;
• OpEx Project Leader, Red X, Design Thinking, GMS, Lean Workshops, Value Stream Mapping or DFSS would be beneficial.

Location: 

In-person collaboration is immensely valuable for this Hybrid role, so an average of three days in-office per week is required. Location will be split between OEC and MEC sites depending on where stakeholders are on a given day. Infrequent, occasional travel within U.S. and Canada required. 

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.

About GM

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Why Join Us 

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Diversity Information

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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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