Global Supply Chain Architect – Manufacturing Strategy & Materials
About The Position
The Global Supply Chain Architect – Manufacturing Strategy & Materials is responsible for defining, designing, and evolving the end-to-end operating model of the Controls Global Supply Chain organization while also leading the Global Materials organization responsible for materials fulfillment across the SCS manufacturing and flow network. This role establishes scalable, standardized, and digitally enabled processes that drive operational rigor, and innovation across regions and SCS product lines, while ensuring reliable material availability and effective global parts fulfillment to support manufacturing operations. The position acts as the strategic architect of the SCS Supply Chain transformation and the global leader of the Materials Fulfillment function, working closely with the GSC Excellence Leader to implement improvements, Operations Leader/Plant Leaders to ensure solutions are practical and scalable, and the Lean Leader to assure the Supply Chain design will be operationally effective while maintaining strong materials execution across the network.
Requirements
- Significant experience in supply chain, manufacturing, materials management, or operations leadership roles.
- Experience with process design, operating model transformation, materials fulfillment, or enterprise architecture.
- Knowledge of Lean principles, process optimization, and digital supply chain tools.
- Proven ability to influence across functions and regions without direct authority.
- Strategic thinking combined with practical operational understanding.
- Experience operating in matrixed, global organizations, managing complexity, ambiguity, and competing priorities while maintaining disciplined execution and accountability.
- Track record of leading integrations, process standardization, materials fulfillment optimization, and change management across global or multi-site operations.
Nice To Haves
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
- Established project management skills.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Process Architecture
- Define and maintain the global supply chain operating model and process architecture.
- Design standardized end-to-end processes across sourcing, planning, fulfillment, digital technology, logistics, parts management, and manufacturing interfaces always respecting regional specifics.
- Establish global materials fulfillment strategies that ensure consistent material flow from key suppliers through the manufacturing network.
- Identify systemic improvement opportunities aligned with business strategy and operational priorities.
- Ensure scalability and repeatability of processes across regions and product lines.
- Materials Fulfillment Leadership
- Lead the Materials organization responsible for materials fulfillment supporting all SCS manufacturing sites.
- Ensure reliable material availability through coordination with sourcing, planning, logistics, and manufacturing operations.
- Oversee global parts management and fulfillment processes supporting manufacturing and service needs.
- Drive standardized materials fulfillment processes across plants and regions to improve delivery performance and operational stability.
- Partner with key suppliers and internal teams to ensure supply continuity and responsiveness to changing manufacturing demands.
- Support operational execution by aligning materials readiness with production schedules and operational priorities.
- Own the global material strategy, revenue and fulfillment of parts/flow orders across the globe.
- Continuous Improvement & Transformation
- Lead identification of sustainable productivity and cost-out opportunities aligned to the GSC yearly targets.
- Drive process improvement through structured frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma, digital transformation).
- Develop future-state process roadmaps and transformation strategies.
- Ensure alignment between long-term architecture vision and short-term operational priorities.
- Digital & Data Enablement
- Define digital requirements and process automation opportunities.
- Support development of data models, dashboards, and performance visibility frameworks.
- Drive adoption of digital tools to enhance decision-making, materials visibility, and process efficiency.
- Governance & Standardization
- Establish governance frameworks for process ownership and lifecycle management.
- Create standardized playbooks, process documentation, and best practices.
- Ensure alignment with compliance, quality, EHS, and regulatory requirements.
- Operational Feedback Integration
- Capture structured feedback from Operations teams regarding process performance and materials fulfillment effectiveness.
- Translate operational insights into continuous architecture and materials fulfillment improvements.
- Maintain a closed-loop improvement cycle connecting design, implementation, and execution.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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