Automotive manufacturing

10 General Motors procurement leaders

These ten professionals hold or have held director-level or higher purchasing and procurement roles at General Motors. A reader can learn how a large automaker organizes sourcing, program purchasing and supplier relationships, and what suppliers should expect when working with its purchasing teams.

10 professionals1 companiesData retrieved September 28, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Andrew Leutheuser

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    Experience: Director - Global Purchasing & Supply Chain · General Motors

    Director - Global Purchasing & Supply Chain at General Motors since 2022; he describes the mission as EV acceleration and material cost optimization, industrializing key technologies and components with partners. His other GM roles include Director - Global Battery Pack Engineering (2021–2022) and Vehicle Chief Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle (2015–2018).

  2. Anirvan Coomer

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director - Interior Exterior Thermal Purchasing · General Motors

    Executive Director - Interior Exterior Thermal Purchasing at General Motors since 2026. His GM roles also include Executive Director - Electrification, Software, Infotainment & Connectivity Purchasing (2020–2022) and Executive Director - GPSC Strategy, Planning & Operations (2018–2020), and he was Managing Director at GM Ventures from 2023 to 2026.

  3. Brenden Fahy

    LinkedIn

    Experience: VP Global Purchasing & Supply Chain China at General Motors · General Motors

    VP Global Purchasing & Supply Chain China at General Motors from 2022 to 2025, and Executive Director, Purchasing Program Management, CCA, Warranty Recovery at GM since 2025. His profile also lists Director - Program Purchasing Mgmt. (2017–2018) and Global Purchasing Mgr. - Chassis (2011–2014) at General Motors.

  4. Chris Naegeli

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain · General Motors

    Former Executive Director, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain at General Motors; his profile lists the GM entry from 1984 to 2018 and describes him as a retired executive of General Motors Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. The role entry gives a global location that includes the USA and Germany.

  5. Marc Menden

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director Purchasing Program Management & GM Mexico Global Purchasing and Supply Chain · General Motors

    Executive Director Purchasing Program Management & GM Mexico Global Purchasing and Supply Chain at General Motors from 2023 to 2026, and Executive Director, Global Supply Chain at GM since 2026. His GM roles also include Vice President Global Purchasing & Supply Chain, GM South America (2016–2020) and Executive Director - Strategy, Planning & Operations -- Global Purchasing and Supply Chain (2020–2022).

  6. Michelle Braun

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director Program Purchasing · General Motors

    Executive Director Program Purchasing at General Motors since 2019, and Purchasing Director Sales & Marketing at GM from 2011 to 2019; she also held Director NA Inbound Logistics at GM (2008–2019). Her profile describes her as a global leader of purchasing, supply chain and logistics with a history of working in the automotive industry.

  7. Peter Layer

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Exec Director Propulsion Purchasing · General Motors

    Exec Director Propulsion Purchasing at General Motors since 2025, and Exec Dir Chassis, Propulsion, & Body Structures Global Purchasing & Supply Chain at GM from 2022 to 2025. His profile also lists a vice president role over Global Purchasing & Supply Chain in China at General Motors from 2018 to 2022.

  8. Shilpan Amin

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer · General Motors

    Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at General Motors since 2025. At GM he was also Vice President Global Purchasing & Supply Chain (2019–2022) and Senior Vice President and President GM International (2022–2025). In his own summary he says he leads the development and execution of GM's long-term purchasing and supply chain strategy, aligned with its industrial footprint and business goals.

  9. Shobhit Sharma

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Global CapEx and Manufacturing Services Procurement · General Motors

    Director, Global CapEx and Manufacturing Services Procurement at General Motors since 2021; he lists key responsibilities that include global EV and ICE CapEx procurement of machinery and equipment and of construction. His GM roles also include Head of Indirect Material CapEx & Supply Chain Strategic Planning (2014–2017) and Global Category Manager, Fuel and Ignition Systems Powertrain (2012–2014).

  10. Tommy Hosea

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President - GM International GPSC · General Motors

    Vice President - GM International GPSC at General Motors since 2023. His GM roles also include Director - GPSC Program Management (2018–2022) and Director - Global Purchasing and Supply Chain (2016–2018), a role his profile describes as Purchasing Director - Global Seating.

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How does GM decide which suppliers to source for a new vehicle program, and what weighs most in that decision?
  2. 02What does a supplier need to show on cost, quality and capacity to win and keep business with GM purchasing?
  3. 03How has the shift toward electric vehicles changed the way GM purchasing plans sourcing and manages supplier risk?

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