Blade Direct Material Global Commodity Manager

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

2d • $149,400 - $248,900 • Remote

About The Position

You will be a Global Commodity manager responsible to lead a global direct material commodity team and also have an expanded role as the operations leader for the Blades CoE. You will lead a group of commodity leaders and be responsible to lead the effort to standardize work across the blades team. This role will also work closely with the blade commodity leaders to ensure the blade strategy for GE Vernova is optimized and make vs. buy decisions are evaluated for total impact on SQDC and coordinated across the business functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university, college or equivalent knowledge or experience.
• Significant experience in Supply Chain, Commodity Management, or Product Management.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as required, estimated at 20% for negotiation with suppliers, supply chain risk mitigation, and identifying additional supply opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Ability to work cross functionally to drive results.
• Sourcing and contract experience
• Quality or production experience

Responsibilities

• Manage a team which will define and execute a portion of the multiyear global blade direct material strategy for the internal blade factories.
• Lead negotiations with external blade suppliers and own the Terms and Conditions in the supply agreements.
• Implement standard work with the blades team and ensure it aligns with the broader GEV WIND sourcing team’s standard work.
• Ensure standard work includes Cost Handbook roll ups, PPV and YOY metrics, and alignment on pipeline projects.
• Have input and responsibility to maintain the Bowler for the team.
• Develop standard work to allow for make vs buy decisions which align to the GE Vernova business strategy in close alignment with the internal blade factory leadership team.
• Drive cost out projects with suppliers and cross functional teams targeted at achieving annual budgets and year over year savings.
• Engage cross functional participation in Kaizens and focused workouts to prioritize safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Partner with suppliers, internal factories, and the engineering and materials teams to drive innovative cost out and increased output and supply flexibility utilizing standard work to track projects.
• Manage and implement standard work for cost out programs including engineering changes, material changes, and additional material supply sources.
• Maintain supply base that adheres to quality and fulfillment requirements.
• Lead team to support balanced scorecard and supplier improvement processes as needed.
• Lead others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization.
• Evaluate quality of information received and question conflicting data for analysis.
• Use multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Present business solutions to leaders in functional area.
• Communicate complex messages and negotiate mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view.
• Influence peers to take action and negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off
• Performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior