Job Description
The Planning and Scheduling Lead – Battery Cell Development Centeris responsible fordeveloping,maintaining, and executing detailed build plans and schedules that enable safe, reliable, and on-time development builds at the Ancker Johnson Battery Cell Development Center (BCDC). This role is the central integrator forbuildplanning, sequencing, and materials readiness, workinghands-on with materials techs on the floor to ensure parts, consumables, and tooling are available when and where they are needed.
The Planning and Scheduling Lead partners closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Dock/Logistics, anddirectly withthe Procurement, Materials, and Scheduling Leader in a fast-paced, non–steady-state environment supporting GM’s electrification strategy. The role does not have direct reports but provides day-to-day coordination and leadership across planning, scheduling, and material flow activities.
WhatYou’llDo (Key Responsibilities)
Align schedules with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Safety, and Logistics; communicate status, risks, and recovery plans.
GSC / Materials Management – Hands-On Execution
Convert build schedules into pull lists, kitting plans, and staging; verify availability of materials, consumables, tooling, and fixtures.
Support inventory control (cycle counts, accuracy, scrap/obsolescence, quarantine, shelf life).
Systems, Data, and Material Flow
Utilize material and planning systems such aseSAP, MGO/MGOC, ASRS, WMS, FlexNet/Apriso, and BCDC-specific applicationsto create,maintain, and execute build plans.
Maintainaccuratedata in planning and material systems (BOMs, part availability, status, and lead times) to ensure schedules are realistic and executable.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
Metrics, Continuous Improvement & IE / LMS Practices
Help deliver KPIs (schedule adherence, material availability, dock-to-stock, inventory accuracy,logisticsperformance).
Apply or support IE and Lean Material Strategies (LMS) tooptimizeroutes, kitting, line-side presentation, and labor.
Contribute to standard work, visual management, and layered accountability; support new tools, dashboards, and digital solutions.
Collaboration & Influence
Directlyimpactsdevelopment readiness, build throughput, timing, and experiment successthrough effective planning and materials coordination.
Influences operational decisions affecting safety, timing, cost, inventory, and quality across the development value stream.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field; or equivalent experience.
3+ years in planning, scheduling, materials, or supply chain in manufacturing, pilot, or development environments.
Working knowledge of lean material flow, warehouse/logisticsoperations, inventory control, and scrap/obsolescence.
Hands-on experience witheSAP, MGO/MGOC, WMS, ASRS, FlexNet/Apriso, or equivalent systems.
Effective communication and collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Quality, EHS, Logistics, and Finance.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)


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This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.


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