Detroit, Mich. – General Motors recognized Walbridge as an Overdrive Award winner as part of GM’s 30th annual Supplier of the Year awards. Walbridge was one of 31 companies to earn an Overdrive Award for 2021. The company celebrated honorees at an awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, last week.
First presented in 2012, the Overdrive Award is a distinction reserved for suppliers who display outstanding achievement across the Global Purchasing and Supply Chain organization’s key priorities. These include sustainability, innovation, relationships, total enterprise cost, launch excellence and safety.
“This award is a testament to the dedicated Walbridge team members and all our supplier partners, who strive daily to support General Motors on construction sites across the globe,” Walbridge CEO Mike Haller said. “Walbridge is honored to be named a GM Overdrive Award Winner.”
General Motors also recognized Walbridge as a 2021 Supplier of the Year.
GM’s Supplier of the Year award recognizes global suppliers that distinguish themselves by exceeding GM’s requirements, in turn providing GM customers with innovative technologies and among the highest quality in the automotive industry. This year, GM recognized 134 suppliers from 16 countries with the Supplier of the Year distinction.
This is the 4th time Walbridge has received the award.
“This year’s Supplier of the Year event was special not only because it’s the 30th anniversary of the program, but because it provided us with the opportunity to recognize our suppliers for persevering through one of the most challenging years the industry has ever faced,” said Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “These top suppliers showed resilience and reinforced their commitment to pursuing sustainability and innovation. Through our strong relationships and collaboration, GM and our suppliers are poised to build a brighter future for generations to come.”
A global cross functional team selected the 2021 Supplier of the Year and Overdrive Award winners based on performance criteria in Product Purchasing, Global Purchasing and Manufacturing Services, Customer Care and Aftersales and Logistics.
Walbridge, a U.S. top-50 construction, design, and real estate services firm, is built on a century of growth, innovation, and uncompromising commitment to its core values. Regularly named among the Nation’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For, Walbridge is an industry pioneer in safety, sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion. With more than 1,500 team members, and offices in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Brazil, Walbridge utilizes its integrated approach to serve our suppliers, customers and communities to build for good.
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