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10 General Motors battery procurement leaders
These ten current and former General Motors battery procurement leaders and sourcing managers have held battery, EV propulsion and critical minerals purchasing roles at General Motors. A reader can learn how battery procurement works at General Motors from people who have led it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amanda Mendivil, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Purchasing & Supply Chain - Lead Global Sourcing Manager - Cathode Active Materials · General Motors
Lead Global Sourcing Manager - Cathode Active Materials in Purchasing & Supply Chain at General Motors since 2026, a current role. Amanda Mendivil was Purchasing Supervisor - M&E Global Propulsion Systems - Battery and Fuel Cell at General Motors from 2024 to 2025 and Senior Indirect Sourcing Lead from 2022 to 2024.
Andrew Ciechanowski
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Global Sourcing Manager, CCA Battery Packs · General Motors
Sr. Global Sourcing Manager, CCA Battery Packs at General Motors since 2026, a current role tagged at the director level in the profile. Andrew Ciechanowski was Sr. Buyer Autonomous Compute at General Motors from 2023 to 2024, Radar Buyer Advanced Driver Assistance Systems at General Motors from 2020 to 2023, and a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State from 2024 to 2026.
Daniel Hamby
LinkedInExperience: Global Commodity Team Lead - Battery Cells & Packs · General Motors
Global Commodity Team Lead - Battery Cells & Packs at General Motors since 2016, a current battery sourcing role, and the profile describes experience executing commodity sourcing strategy and complex negotiations. Daniel Hamby was Procurement Associate - Commercial Real Estate Advisory Practice at American Property Group from 2014 to 2015.
David Juhassz
LinkedInExperience: Global Purchasing Commodity Manager - Battery Cell Component & Rare Earth Material Resiliency · General Motors
Global Purchasing Commodity Manager - Battery Cell Component & Rare Earth Material Resiliency at General Motors since 2025, a current role. David Juhassz was Engineering Group Manager - Fuel Cell Systems - Cell & Anode Hydrogen Hardware at General Motors from 2022 to 2025, so they can speak to battery and materials sourcing with an engineering background.
Emmanuel Dominguez
LinkedInExperience: Director EV Critical Materials Purchasing · General Motors
Director EV Critical Materials Purchasing at General Motors since 2023, a current director-level role in Warren, Michigan. Emmanuel Dominguez was Program Purchasing Director - Powertrain & EV at General Motors from 2021 to 2023 and Sr. Manager Global Manufacturing Strategy & Planning Purchasing & Supply Chain from 2018 to 2021.
Joseph Slater
LinkedInExperience: Lead Global Sourcing Manager – Rare Earth Elements & Distribution · General Motors
Lead Global Sourcing Manager – Rare Earth Elements & Distribution at General Motors since 2026. Joseph Slater was Senior Global Sourcing Manager - Magnets & Critical Minerals from 2025 to 2026, a role the profile describes as managing procurement strategy for EV traction motor magnets and rare earth elements, and was Senior Buyer - Battery Cells & Packs from 2024 to 2025 and Buyer - Battery Cells & Packs from 2022 to 2024.
Mitchell Bow
LinkedInExperience: Senior Global Sourcing Manager - Battery Cells & Components · General Motors
Senior Global Sourcing Manager - Battery Cells & Components at General Motors since 2026, a current role. Mitchell Bow was Global Sourcing Manager - Propulsion at General Motors from 2025 to 2026 and a Buyer at General Motors from 2022 to 2025, and the listing also shows Commodity Manager at Roush from 2021 to 2022.
Pete S.
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Purchasing · General Motors
Former Director of Purchasing at General Motors (2023 to 2024), a role the profile describes as Director of Program Purchasing for Engine, Transmission, EV Propulsion and Fuel Cell. Pete S. has been Director of Purchasing - Performance and Profitability at General Motors since 2024 and was Global Commodity Manager - Seats at General Motors from 2013 to 2016.
Steffani Nowak
LinkedInExperience: Global Commodity Manager - Cathode Anode Active Materials & Recycling · General Motors
Global Commodity Manager - Cathode Anode Active Materials & Recycling at General Motors since 2026, a current role. Steffani Nowak was Global Purchasing Creativity Team Lead, CAM & Battery Raw Materials from 2024 to 2025, Senior Buyer - Electrification Raw Materials (Lithium) at General Motors from 2023 to 2024 and Senior Buyer - Electrification Raw Materials (Manganese & Cobalt) from 2022 to 2023.
Tina Winkelblech
LinkedInExperience: Former Global Purchasing Director Commodites, Critcal Minerals, and Magnets · General Motors
Former Global Purchasing Director Commodites, Critcal Minerals, and Magnets at General Motors (2025 to 2026), and Director Commodities and Raw Materials at General Motors from 2022 to 2025. Tina Winkelblech was also Global Commodity Manager Electrification - Lithium Battery Systems at General Motors from 2020 to 2022 and has been Global Purchasing Director Interior there since 2026.
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Match the person's category to your question: the roles on this page include battery cells, packs and components, cathode and anode materials, rare earth elements, magnets and critical minerals, and EV propulsion purchasing. For questions about how things work today, favor people whose battery or materials role is current.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you balance cost, supply security and qualification time when choosing a battery materials supplier?
- 02How do purchasing and engineering split decisions when a battery component changes?
- 03What do you watch most closely when critical mineral prices or supply move quickly?
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