Business Analyst, Zero Waste Chemical & Resource Management
General Motors · Warren, Michigan, United States of America ·
- Category
- Business analysis
- Experience
- 5+ years
Job Description
Sponsorship: GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
Remote: This role is categorized as remote. This means the successful candidate may be based anywhere in the United States and is not expected to report to a GM worksite unless directed by their manager.
The Role:
The Business Analyst – Zero Waste, Chemical, & Resource Management (SP2) provides analytical and operational support to GM’s global Zero Waste, Resource Management (RM), Chemical Management (CM), and biological control programs. This role enables data-driven decision making, effective budget management, and disciplined execution to enable the SP2 team to advance GM’s environmental, safety, and cost-optimization objectives.
The analyst partners closely with SP2 program leads, plant teams, Infrastructure & Corporate Citizenship (ICC), Procurement, Finance, EH&S, and external suppliers to ensure goals are set, tracked, and achieved across North America and globally
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
Zero Waste program support
- Support development, alignment, and annual refresh of global Zero Waste goals, targets, and roadmaps for SP2 programs.
- Maintain dashboards and scorecards for Zero Waste performance (e.g., waste generation, diversion, recovery, and cost metrics) at plant, regional, and enterprise levels.
- Track progress against site-level action plans, escalate gaps, and highlight best practices and high-performing sites.
- Coordinate recurring Zero Waste governance routines (cadence, agendas, pre-read materials, action item tracking, and follow-up).
Resource Management (RM) and Chemical Management (CM) financial support
- Support development of annual RM and CM budgets for US and Canada, including volume, rate, and savings assumptions.
- Build and maintain budget tracking tools that connect forecasts, actuals, and variances at the program, supplier, and site levels.
- Coordinate purchase order (PO) requests, shopping carts, and change requests for RM, CM, and related environmental services, ensuring alignment with budget and contracts.
- Monitor PO status, goods receipts, and invoice issues; work with Finance, Procurement, and suppliers to resolve discrepancies.
- Provide periodic and ad hoc spend analysis, including cost drivers, savings realization, and scenario analysis.
Zero Waste and Environmental Capex support
- Support Zero Waste and related environmental capex planning by compiling site requests, business cases, and benefit estimates.
- Track approval status, spend, and realized benefits of capex projects (e.g., equipment for waste reduction, segregation, logistics, and treatment).
- Maintain a portfolio view of Zero Waste and environmental investments, including timing, risks, and interdependencies.
Biological control of Metal Removal Fluids (MRF) and Metal Removal Fluids Strategy Team (MRFST) support
- Support SP2’s biological control responsibilities for MRF and MRFST, including program documentation, data collection, and routine reporting.
- Coordinate with plants, vendors, and technical experts to monitor performance (e.g., treatment effectiveness, volumes, quality parameters, and operational issues).
- Help identify optimization opportunities in dosing, equipment, logistics, and supplier performance to improve safety, reliability, and total cost.
Data, analytics, and insights
- Analyze RM and CM safety incidents, near misses, and risk identifications to detect patterns, “read across” opportunities, and common tasks with elevated risk.
- Develop visualizations and summaries that translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations for SP2 leadership and stakeholders.
- Maintain and continuously improve standard reports, dashboards, and tools (e.g., in Excel, Power BI, or other GM-approved platforms).
- Aggregate and analyze waste, recycling, and diversion data (volumes, materials, destinations, costs, and rebates) across sites to identify trends, outliers, and improvement opportunities.
Industry trends, technology, and benchmarking
- Monitor external trends in waste reduction, waste handling and logistics, biological treatment, and chemical selection for indirect materials.
- Summarize industry developments, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies with potential impact on GM’s Zero Waste, RM, and CM strategies.
- Support pilots and evaluations of new technologies or service models, including data collection, KPI design, and results reporting.
- Provide structured benchmarking against peer companies and best-in-class service models where data is available.
Governance, processes, and documentation
- Maintain organized, current documentation for SP2 programs (standards, procedures, playbooks, training content, meeting notes, and decision logs).
- Support development and refinement of common processes, templates, and tools for Zero Waste, RM, CM, and biological control.
- Help ensure alignment with GM safety, compliance, and information management requirements in all SP2 program artifacts.
- Coordinate cross-functional working sessions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing forums to disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, Data Analytics, or related fields
- 5+ years of experience in business analysis, data analytics, operations, EH&S, environmental programs, or related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience with data analysis and reporting (Microsoft Excel; experience with tools such as Power BI or similar is a plus).
- Experience supporting budgets, forecasts, or financial tracking (e.g., spend, variance analysis, savings tracking); familiarity with enterprise systems for POs and invoices (e.g., SAP or equivalent).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with the ability to work with large datasets and multiple systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to summarize complex topics and influence stakeholders at different levels.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and follow through on commitments with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience in waste management, resource management, chemical management, environmental engineering, or industrial operations.
- Familiarity with Zero Waste concepts, waste hierarchy, and recycling/landfill diversion strategies.
- Experience working with safety data (incidents, near misses, risk assessments) and translating insights into practical risk-reduction actions.
- Knowledge of biological treatment or biological control applications in material recovery, wastewater, or related environmental systems.
- Experience working with manufacturing plants, logistics providers, and/or environmental service suppliers.
- Demonstrated ability to develop or improve business processes, templates, and governance routines.
Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.
- The salary range for this role is $105,600 – $140,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Benefits:
- Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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