Lean Leader Materials Manufacturing
About The Position
As the Materials Lean Leader for the Greenville factory and warehouse, you will lead the development, execution, and sustainment of a Lean Materials strategy. GE Vernova's Gas Power business manufactures some of the most technically complex components in the energy industry — including turbine buckets, nozzles, shrouds, and coatings that operate under extreme conditions inside the world's most advanced gas turbines. At our Greenville, SC facility, we're building out a dedicated Center of Excellence (COE) model for our materials function, and we're hiring a Materials Lean Leader to anchor the Hot Gas Path COE. This is not a desk role. You will be a lean practitioner and coach who works shoulder-to-shoulder with materials planners, warehouse teams, and production operators to design and sustain the material flow systems that keep a high-complexity manufacturing floor running on schedule. You will own the lean materials roadmap for your COE, drive the bridge between materials planning and operations, and serve as the primary problem-solver when flow breaks down.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or related field (OR High School Diploma/GED with 10+ years of manufacturing experience).
- Minimum of 5 years of dedicated experience in Lean Materials Management or high-volume In-Plant Logistics.
- Hands-on proficiency in SAP/ERP systems, specifically regarding material master data, inventory logic, and replenishment settings.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to or experience in a supply chain environment supporting precision-machined components (e.g., turbine blades/buckets, nozzles, aerospace components, or similar high-complexity parts)
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt (or equivalent), with demonstrated application to supply chain or material flow projects
- Strong understanding of inventory control strategies and the relationship between material velocity and operational cost
- Experience influencing cross-functional teams — this role requires the ability to bring warehouse, planning, and production stakeholders into alignment without direct authority
Responsibilities
- Own the lean materials roadmap for the Hot Gas Path COE, aligning improvement initiatives with site targets for inventory turns, line-side waste reduction, and schedule attainment
- Redesign material delivery processes using Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to systematically eliminate non-value-added steps from dock to point of use
- Architect and implement Pull/Kanban systems — setting replenishment logic, sizing supermarkets, and configuring signals within the SAP/ERP environment
- Drive daily management routines for materials; serve as the first-call resource for material flow bottlenecks and schedule attainment issues
- Lead tactical improvement initiatives including warehouse layout optimization, water-spider route design, and Heijunka (level loading) of material deliveries
- Coach and develop warehouse staff and production planners on lean material disciplines — building the capability and standard work needed to sustain gains long after the kaizen event ends
- Create synergy between materials planning and operations — this role is a critical integration point, not a purchasing function
- Execute the site’s lean materials strategy, focusing specifically on increasing inventory turns and reducing line-side waste.
- Drive the redesign of material delivery processes using Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to identify and eliminate non-value-added steps from the dock to the point of use.
- Architect and implement end-to-end Pull/Kanban systems. You will be responsible for setting the logic, sizing the supermarkets, and managing the replenishment signals within our ERP/SAP environment.
- Lead daily management routines for materials. You will be the point person for solving material flow bottlenecks and ensuring schedule attainment through standard work.
- Plan and deliver tactical initiatives, including warehouse layout optimization, water-spider route implementation, and Heijunka (level loading) of material deliveries.
- Provide hands-on coaching to warehouse staff and planners on lean material disciplines, ensuring that new processes are standardized and sustained.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and 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
Associate degree
