Executive Materials Leader - Electrical Power

GE Aerospace•Evendale, OH

21h

About The Position

The Electrical Power Executive Materials Leader is responsible for leading end-to-end materials planning and execution to support Electrical Power business objectives, with a primary focus on strengthening the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, optimizing inventory, and enabling business unit transformation plans. This role owns the S&OP process for Electrical Power, and partners closely with Commercial, Finance, Operations, and Program teams to ensure that material and capacity plans are robust, risk-assessed, and executable. The Executive Materials Leader coordinates and expedites the flow of materials (from suppliers and across internal value streams) according to production schedules and transformation roadmaps, and leads problem solving with Electrical Power product lines for inventory performance and structural inventory reduction. High levels of evaluative judgment, stakeholder influence, and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes in delivery, cost, and working capital.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma / GED with significant relevant experience in Manufacturing Operations, Materials Planning, and/or Supply Chain).
Minimum of 12+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations, Materials Planning, S&OP/SIOP, and/or Supply Chain Management.
Demonstrated experience leading S&OP/SIOP processes with clear responsibility for supply, capacity, and inventory.
People leadership experience managing managers and/or senior professionals, preferably in an industrial or aerospace environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Electric Power, Aerospace, or complex engineered systems with long lead-time components and highly configured products.
Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or Business.
CPIM or similar certification from ASCM or equivalent professional body.
Strong executive communication and influencing skills, with the ability to frame trade-offs and gain alignment across functions and levels.
Proven track record of inventory optimization and structural working capital improvement in a complex manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale transformation and cross-functional initiatives across multiple sites or value streams.
Expertise with ERP and advanced planning systems, inventory optimization tools, and analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

Own the supply, capacity, and inventory planning elements of the Electrical Power S&OP/SIOP process.
Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, and planning stakeholders to translate demand assumptions and scenarios into feasible supply and inventory plans, clearly articulating risks, constraints, and trade-offs.
Lead the Electrical Power S&OP cycle, including scenario planning, risk/opportunity reviews, and alignment with Operations and Finance.
Ensure S&OP outputs translate into clear and executable master schedules, material plans, and supplier readiness plans across Electric Power.
Manage Electrical Power master planning and materials processes to achieve delivery, cost, and inventory targets.
Lead a team of master schedulers and materials professionals who prepare and maintain production schedules and purchasing plans based on the agreed supply and capacity plans.
Ensure material availability to support new production, MRO/repair, and NPI in Electrical Power, while maintaining alignment to production plans and KPIs.
Drive standard work and digitization within Electric Power materials planning and scheduling, leveraging ERP and advanced planning tools.
Own Electrical Power inventory strategy and performance, in alignment with service and working capital targets.
Lead structured problem solving with Electrical Power product lines and sites to address: Excess and obsolete inventory, Aging and slow-moving stock, Chronic shortages and systemic past-due.
Partner with Commercial, Programs, and Operations to align inventory profiles with product lifecycle, customer requirements, and transformation initiatives (e.g., lead-time reduction, footprint changes).
Deliver structural inventory improvements via parameter optimization (safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes), lead-time compression, and portfolio simplification.
Serve as a 2nd-line executive leader with senior professional and managerial direct reports in Electrical Power materials and planning.
Attract, develop, and retain top materials and S&OP talent within Electrical Power; build bench strength and succession.
Influence executive peers in Operations, Sourcing, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and Finance to align on trade-offs and decisions that balance customer service, cost, and working capital.
Represent Electrical Power materials performance, risks, and plans in business reviews and executive forums, using clear data-driven narratives.
Champion continuous improvement and lean practices for Electrical Power materials management, consistent with GE Aerospace’s FLIGHT DECK principles.
Lead cross-functional transformation projects (e.g., planning process redesign, system upgrades, footprint or supply strategy changes) that materially improve Electrical Power delivery, inventory, and cost.
Use analytics and scenario modeling to anticipate disruptions, improve forecast consumption and signal quality, and increase supply chain resilience.