Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader

GE Aerospace•Evendale, OH

21h•$300,000 - $350,000•Remote

About The Position

The Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader drives the deployment of FLIGHT DECK across GE Aerospace’s Supply Chain organization, including Procurement & Supplier Management, Materials Management, Industrial Transformation, and Engineering Material Systems. The role coaches leaders, leads kaizen in transactional and physical value streams, and extends lean practices into the supply base to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The leader serves as a facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, subject matter expert, and accountability partner to the Supply Chain leadership team. They lead high-impact lean transformations, map and improve end-to-end supply chain value streams, develop kaizen pipelines tied to hoshin kanri priorities, champion kaizen events, and support supplier development and delivery recovery. They also build organizational capability in daily management, action planning, and problem solving; establish and scale model areas; and partner with FLIGHT DECK, AI, and enabling-function teams to deploy best practices, standard work, and AI-enabled tools. The role reports to the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI leader, with a dotted-line relationship to the VP, Supply Chain. The position may be remote, with Central or Eastern time zones strongly preferred for remote workers. Local residence in the Cincinnati, Ohio area or willingness to relocate is also noted. Travel is up to 50% for locally based candidates, or more than 50% for remote workers, depending on business needs. Remote workers must attend New Hire Orientation in person on Day 1. Relocation assistance is provided. Employment is contingent on proving U.S. Person status because the role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
At least 10 years of experience in lean/operational excellence, supply chain, or operations leadership.
Ability to prove U.S. Person status as a U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or person granted asylee or refugee status.
Ability to travel up to 50% if locally based near Cincinnati or relocated there, or more than 50% if working remotely, based on business needs.
Remote workers must attend New Hire Orientation in person on Day 1.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated lean leadership, including setting a clear vision, engaging and empowering others, modeling expected behaviors, and managing resistance to change.
Proven ability to influence across a matrix and deliver results without direct authority, including through a dotted-line relationship with business leadership.
Executive presence and stakeholder-management experience with senior leaders, their staffs, and supplier executives.
Ability to apply lean strategically to Supply Chain objectives such as supplier delivery, material availability, cost, and readiness for new materials and technologies.
Expertise in end-to-end value stream mapping and FLIGHT DECK fundamentals: VSM, Daily Management, Problem Solving, Action Planning, 5S, Standard Work, Operating Cadences, Flow/Pull, and TPM.
Experience applying daily management and structured problem solving to transactional and planning processes such as sourcing, procure-to-pay, SIOP, and fulfillment.
Track record of designing and leading large-scale, multi-team transformations with mechanisms that sustain year-over-year improvement.
Hands-on supplier development or supplier kaizen experience, ideally in aerospace or another regulated industry.
Ability to link lean results to Supply Chain KPIs, including supplier on-time delivery, past due, inventory/turns, cost-out, and lead time, and to the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Demonstrated commitment to developing others, driving culture change, and respect for people.
Local residence in the Cincinnati, Ohio area or willingness to relocate; for remote workers, Central or Eastern time zones are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, subject matter expert, and accountability partner to the Supply Chain leadership team to drive understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK.
Lead and execute high-impact lean transformations across all four Supply Chain teams to achieve operating goals using KPI-based performance management.
Map and improve end-to-end supply chain value streams, including supplier-to-sourcing, planning/SIOP, logistics and fulfillment, shop/RSP, and customer flows.
Build a kaizen funnel tied to Supply Chain hoshin kanri priorities, including LEAP program flow, RSP material delivery, and mid-term delivery.
Champion kaizen and facilitate events in transactional processes such as sourcing, procure-to-pay, compliance, supply planning, and fulfillment, as well as physical flows such as distribution, materials readiness, and supplier operations.
Partner with Procurement & Supplier Management to extend FLIGHT DECK into the supply base through supplier kaizens, capacity and readiness assessments, and delivery recovery.
Partner with Industrial Transformation and Engineering Material Systems to build lean into the industrialization of emerging technologies and materials, including additive, CMC/PMC, and critical minerals.
Coach, mentor, and develop organizational capability in daily management, action planning, and problem solving so results are achieved and sustained.
Establish model areas within Supply Chain and scale them through robust transformation plans that deliver breakthrough results.
Partner with the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI team and Supply Chain enabling functions, including Operations, HR, Finance, DT, Communications, and Legal, to deploy best-practice capability, standard work, and AI-enabled tools across the organization.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Access to a Health Coach.
Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, including a 401(k) savings plan with company matching and company retirement contributions.
Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
Tuition assistance.
Adoption assistance.
Paid parental leave.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid time off for vacation or illness.
Professional development.
Competitive compensation.
Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary or commission based on the plan.
Relocation assistance.