Plant Fulfilment Leader

GE Aerospace•Vandalia, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Fulfilment Leader owns materials flow through GE Aerospace’s Vandalia plant, from suppliers and between departments, to support production schedules. The role sets the strategy for master planning, material processes, and systems, and is accountable for aligning operations with the production plan and key performance indicators. It also leads the site’s inventory and process-improvement agenda. Based onsite in Vandalia, Ohio, on 1st shift, the position leads other leaders and cross-functional initiatives. It works closely with Operations, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to deliver power generation and electrical distribution products to military and commercial customers on time. The role makes decisions about competing site priorities with moderate autonomy and within operating policy objectives. The Vandalia facility manufactures and services power generation and electrical control and distribution equipment for military and commercial customers. It also has a product development lab where operators and engineers work together.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience in manufacturing and materials planning and execution.
Ability and willingness to work onsite at the Vandalia, Ohio facility on 1st shift.
Must meet the stated U.S. Person status requirement for access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Hands-on experience with ERP and MRP systems, such as SAP or Oracle, including setting up and maintaining planning parameters.
Experience leading S&OP or integrated planning processes.
Experience managing supplier performance and resolving material shortages.
Experience with inventory management, including reducing excess and obsolete inventory.
Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement experience.
APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP).
Experience managing and developing teams of planners, buyers, or schedulers.
Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel and data analysis.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

Own the plant’s master-planning, material-process, and systems strategy, including long-term direction for production scheduling and purchasing.
Ensure operational alignment with the production plan and KPIs, and drive the site’s inventory and process-improvement agenda.
Set strategy for materials and fulfillment, including resource allocation and policy, and manage tradeoffs across competing site priorities.
Interpret complex challenges such as program volatility, supply disruptions, and market changes, and set direction for practices across products, processes, and services.
Apply judgment to complex, high-risk problems across operations, manufacturing, technology, and engineering; assess information, challenge stakeholders, and own recommendations and outcomes.
Develop original solutions, pressure-test decisions with internal and external sources, and draw on peers at other sites and businesses.
Lead other leaders and cross-functional initiatives, communicate strategic concepts to senior stakeholders, and coach leaders in strategic judgment.
Lead the site's sales and operations planning (S&OP) cadence, translating customer demand and program schedules into material, capacity, and delivery plans.
Manage supplier delivery performance with Sourcing, including expediting, escalation, and recovery plans for critical shortages.
Set and track fulfillment metrics, including on-time delivery, inventory turns, schedule attainment, and inventory accuracy, and report results and corrective actions to site leadership.