About the role#
Join the Cadillac Racing Program Management team as a Business Operations and Cost Optimization Intern. You will support trackside and race-event operations by auditing spend and processes. Your work will focus on analyzing budget-to-actual performance and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and business control without impacting race readiness or safety.
What you'll do#
- Create a program spend baseline by organizing historical and forecasted costs across logistics, purchasing, travel, freight, equipment, hospitality, and race-event activities.
- Conduct structured audits of transactions and processes to identify cost drivers, duplication, compliance issues, and control gaps.
- Review invoices, budgets, purchase orders, forecasts, and actuals to reconcile discrepancies and summarize findings.
- Build Excel-based tools, dashboards, and status reports to help leadership monitor spending and implementation progress.
- Quantify potential savings and develop a prioritized cost-reduction pipeline.
- Support business cases for cost-cutting measures and present findings to Program Management leadership.
- Track actions, owners, and realized savings through implementation.
- Assess inventory-control practices for trackside parts, spares, and consumables to identify opportunities to reduce obsolete or duplicate inventory.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Data Analytics, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2029.
- Ability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the summer months.
- Strong analytical, auditing, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with attention to detail.
- Experience with process auditing, cost accounting, budgeting, or procurement controls is preferred.
- Familiarity with Power BI, data visualization, or financial modeling tools is a plus.
- Experience in automotive, motorsports, or manufacturing environments is beneficial.
Location & details#
- Location: Milford, Michigan.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: Hybrid (minimum three days per week on-site at the Milford Proving Ground).
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Note: This role does not provide immigration-related sponsorship.
About General Motors
General Motors is a public company based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates in the motor vehicle manufacturing industry. The company employs over 106,000 people. Its work spans the design and production of cars, trucks, and transportation technology, including software, electrification, and AI.
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