Procurement professionals in Automotive manufacturing
General Motors accounts for four of these automotive procurement people, including its Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer and the purchasing director at Ultium Cells LLC, its joint venture with LG Energy Solution. Buyers at Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Ford and Stellantis cover seats, exterior, chassis and Purchasing-SDV, with procurement chiefs at ACPS Automotive Group and JSW Motors, which suits sourcing a vehicle program or negotiating commodity contracts.
Professionals to explore
Kimberley Huot
LinkedInExperience: Global Purchasing Director · General Motors
Global Purchasing Director at General Motors since 2023, Kimberley Huot carries the title Executive Director - Global Purchasing and Supply Chain - Chassis Body Structures on the LinkedIn profile. At SAIC General Motors, Kimberley was Director (2019-2023) and holds Deputy Director (since 2019) and Deputy Senior Manager (since 2014), and was Program Purchasing Manager - Full and Mid Size Trucks and SUVs at General Motors (2013-2014).
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Mark Oudshoorn
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Procurement · ACPS Automotive Group / ORIS
Mark Oudshoorn is Vice President Procurement at ACPS Automotive Group / ORIS (since 2024) and was Chief Procurement Officer Propulsion Solutions (Dayco) (2021-2024). At AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing, Mark was Director Procurement Europe (2019-2020) and Director Procurement Europe - Driveline (2017-2018), and was Director GSM - Global Supplychain Management - Process & Tools at BorgWarner (2015-2017), a fit for driveline and propulsion procurement questions.
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Markus Mes
LinkedInExperience: Director Procurement & Supplier Quality Exterior, Chassis and Van · Mercedes-Benz AG
Supplier quality questions fit Markus Mes, Director Procurement & Supplier Quality Exterior, Chassis and Van at Mercedes-Benz AG since 2024. Other Mercedes-Benz roles were Head of Worldwide Transportation Mercedes Benz Overseas (2018-2019), Senior Manager Worldwide Transportation (2016-2018), Senior Manager Mercedes Benz Procurement & Supplier Quality Strategy (2014-2016) and Manager Strategic SupplyChain- & Qualitymanagement, G I (2013-2014).
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Rosemary Luo
LinkedInExperience: Purchasing Director · Ford Motor Company
Rosemary Luo holds Purchasing Director at Ford Motor Company (since 2025) and at Ford China (since 2004). Rosemary was also Purchasing Director at Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Ltd. (2021-2025) and Purchasing Vice President at Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd (2019-2021), and cites global sourcing and strategic sourcing in automotive, which makes Rosemary a fit for questions on purchasing at Ford China and Changan Ford.
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Ruth Zasada
LinkedInExperience: Director of Purchasing-SDV · Nissan Motor Corporation
Managing $1B+ in spend with teams across the U.S. and Mexico is how Ruth Zasada describes the work. Director of Purchasing-SDV at Nissan Motor Corporation since 2026, Ruth also held Nissan roles as Senior Manager, Purchasing Program Management, Total Delivered Cost (2020-2026), Senior Manager Purchasing - Safety Systems, Fasteners (2017-2020), Purchasing Manager- HVAC, Engine Cooling, Lighting (2013-2017) and Senior Buyer Exterior Trim (2010-2013).
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Shilpan Amin
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer · General Motors
Purchasing strategy at an automaker is the question for Shilpan Amin, Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at General Motors since 2025, who describes leading GM's long-term purchasing and supply chain strategy. Shilpan was Senior Vice President and President GM International (2022-2025), Vice President Global Purchasing & Supply Chain (2019-2022) and Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Executive Director Interiors & Exteriors (2019).
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Shobhit Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global CapEx and Manufacturing Services Procurement · General Motors
Buying plant equipment and services is the fit for Shobhit Sharma, who holds Director, Global CapEx and Manufacturing Services Procurement and Director, Global Purchasing & Manufacturing Services at General Motors, both since 2021. Earlier GM roles were Executive Champion & OpEx PMO, GM International CEO Office (2017-2018), Head of Indirect Material CapEx & Supply Chain Strategic Planning (2014-2017) and Global Category Manager, Fuel and Ignition Systems Powertrain (2012-2014).
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Srinivas Kompella
LinkedInExperience: Director - Purchasing, Supply Chain & Logistics (Ultium Cells LLC - JV) · General Motors
Srinivas Kompella has been Director - Purchasing, Supply Chain & Logistics at Ultium Cells LLC (GM-LG Energy Solution JV) since 2021. Srinivas also held "Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Manufacturing Engineering Finance" at General Motors (2001-2021), and cites $2.3B in annual spend, direct and indirect purchasing and JV governance, a fit for questions on procurement inside a joint venture.
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Susan Smude Seklar
LinkedInExperience: Director, Seat Purchasing · Stellantis
Seat sourcing is the fit for Susan Smude Seklar, Director, Seat Purchasing at Stellantis since 2024, with Head of Seat Complete and Components Purchasing (2021-2024), Interior Trim Purchasing Manager (2021) and Purchasing Operations Manager (2021) there. Susan was Global Commodity Manager at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (2011-2021) and lists complex negotiations, cost reduction and new product launch as specialties.
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Vikram Subramanian
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · JSW Motors Limited
Chief Procurement Officer at JSW Motors Limited since 2025, Vikram Subramanian was Director Purchasing Management (2024-2025) and General Manager & Head of Purchasing Management, Global Purchase & Supplier Quality (2020-2024) at Stellantis, Purchasing Controller for Europe at Nissan Motor Corporation (2008-2012) and Global Sourcing Manager at Volvo Trucks (2008), a fit for heading purchasing at an automaker.
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Choose the right perspective
Shilpan Amin is the pick for company-wide purchasing strategy, and Vikram Subramanian or Mark Oudshoorn for heading procurement as CPO or vice president. Susan Smude Seklar fits seats, Markus Mes exterior and chassis with supplier quality, Ruth Zasada program cost, Shobhit Sharma capital equipment, Srinivas Kompella joint ventures, Kimberley Huot chassis and body structures, and Rosemary Luo purchasing in China.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set target prices for a new vehicle program before suppliers have final designs?
- 02What should supplier quality check before a chassis or exterior part goes to a new supplier?
- 03How do you respond when a tier-one seat supplier asks for price relief in the middle of a program?
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