Global Transportation Operations Specialist

GE Aerospace

1d • $94,000 - $125,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a member of the Global Transportation team, you will be part of an international organization that drives GE Aerospace’s transportation and logistics excellence across a global supply chain. You will develop a deep understanding of the business’s logistical needs, the impact of our operations, and help solve some of our most critical transportation challenges. In this role, you will execute and continuously improve transportation processes to keep our supply chain running smoothly, using a data-driven, analytical approach to resolve issues and improve performance. This role is a first-shift position, Monday through Friday, supporting expanded coverage across the week to ensure our logistics operations and material delivery to support engine build continue to flow. This position is open to remote candidates in EST and CST.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of logistics experience)
• Minimum 3 years of logistics experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong, hands-on logistics operational experience is highly important, including both international and U.S. domestic transportation.
• Deep understanding of global customs requirements is highly important, including documentation, classification, and clearance processes for international shipments.
• Root cause analysis and corrective & preventive action (RCCA / CAPA) expertise.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Strong customer-centric service approach, while effectively balancing policy, procedures, and transportation objectives and goals.
• Proven ability to maintain schedules and meet deliverables in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing in a metrics-based environment, including data compilation and analysis, and effectively managing performance gaps.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
• Operational background in supply chain or transportation is an advantage.
• Behavioral traits: Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn. Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively. Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed. Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative. Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

Responsibilities

• Execute Clear to Build and Clear to Launch processes and Standard Work to transport, track, and ensure parts are delivered across the global supply chain to meet future weekly engine output goals.
• Identify and surface emerging international and domestic delivery issues, acting as the transportation escalation point during the week and engaging the right stakeholders to resolve delivery risks.
• Create and implement bespoke logistics solutions to meet expedited transportation requirements within a complex global network.
• Manage and oversee customs-related requirements for international shipments, ensuring compliance with global customs regulations and minimizing delays across the global supply chain.
• Lead cross-functional projects to ensure optimal internal processes for global supply chain fulfilment.
• Develop relationships across the business to gain visibility to plans requiring logistics strategy, and drive tactical and transactional refinements to meet demand.
• Leverage supplier metrics to develop and implement process improvements aimed at reducing shipment processing cycle time, enhancing quality, productivity, and service capability.
• Support improvements in global transportation finances, price inflation/deflation, premium transportation utilization, and on-time delivery performance.
• Enable operations teams by preparing both operational and financial performance data, utilizing global transportation digital tools.
• Contribute to GE Aerospace’s transportation quality program, including identifying transportation supplier process and performance gaps and managing long-term process improvements with suppliers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with supplier operations personnel to support defect resolution and corrective and preventive action implementation.
• Plan and implement changes in operating practices that reduce overall operating expenses while maintaining high levels of service to internal and external customers across the global supply chain.
• Collaborate with Customs and Transportation Operations to identify cost savings projects and effectively manage them to completion and realized savings.
• Champion compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies and procedures, and EHS standards.

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.
• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
• GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program.
• This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees