Senior Program Manager- Global PCS Materials VCP

GE HealthCare•Waukesha, WI

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Program Manager will lead GE HealthCare Patient Care Solutions’ global Materials Variable Cost Productivity (VCP) portfolio. The role focuses on reducing material costs, improving product competitiveness, and delivering measurable, sustainable value across the product lifecycle. The manager partners with teams across Engineering, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Product Management, Finance, and PCS franchise VCP to identify and prioritize opportunities, align investments, and deliver annual cost productivity targets. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for portfolio governance, execution, reporting, and continuous improvement. The position is hybrid, with three days per week onsite at the GE HealthCare office in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and requires 5–10% domestic and international travel. Flexible hours are needed to accommodate global team members. Relocation assistance is provided. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Operations, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of demonstrated experience in engineering, program management, VCP, Lean, sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing, or process improvement.
Proven ability to lead global cross-functional teams and deliver project goals while meeting quality, performance, schedule, budget, and business targets.
Demonstrated experience driving cost productivity, margin improvement, ICV reduction, or operational efficiency initiatives.
Strong project- and change-management skills, including action planning, resource planning, stakeholder communication, risk management, and escalation discipline.
Experience establishing operating mechanisms, metrics, scorecards, dashboards, and control plans that sustain measurable improvement.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders.
Knowledge of engineering, product lifecycle, business planning, and program execution processes.
Willingness to work flexible hours to accommodate global team members.
Ability to travel 5–10%, domestically and internationally.
Willingness to work a hybrid schedule with three days per week onsite at the GE HealthCare office in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Operations, or a related discipline.
10 or more years of experience simplifying processes, driving productivity, and delivering measurable results in a complex global environment.
Strategic thinking and ability to translate business priorities into focused actions, clear ownership, and executable plans.
Collaborative leadership, influencing, and negotiation skills across Engineering, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Product Management, and senior leadership.
Familiarity with GE HealthCare product-development, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory processes, including ISO, FDA, and medical-device requirements.
Knowledge of Patient Care Solutions products, processes, technologies, and full product lifecycle dynamics.
Strong business acumen connecting cost productivity, portfolio prioritization, product competitiveness, and profitability.
Detail-oriented and data-driven approach, with experience tracking product cost, operational metrics, and efficiency improvements.
Problem-solving, results orientation, and ability to anticipate issues, remove barriers, and sustain improvement gains.
Ability to identify, scale, and embed best practices while strengthening a Lean mindset and continuous-improvement culture.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the global PCS Materials VCP funnel, including opportunity identification, intake, prioritization, pipeline health, and alignment with annual cost productivity targets.
Lead cross-functional execution of material cost-reduction initiatives to deliver committed savings on time.
Establish and govern portfolio operating mechanisms, including funnel reviews, prioritization boards, KPI management, escalations, executive reporting, and PCS-wide VCP trackers.
Partner with PCS Product and sourcing teams on strategic VCP opportunities, including supplier optimization, disruptive cost workouts, Hardware Platformization, simplification, cross-product leverage, product teardowns, and design-to-cost initiatives.
Partner with Finance and business leaders to validate savings, track benefit realization, and accurately report funnel, risk-adjusted funnel, actuals, estimates, and portfolio performance metrics.
Maintain governance, data quality, and VCP Engine fidelity to improve visibility, accountability, decision-making, and standard work consistency across PCS.
Drive prioritization, project planning, resource alignment, and issue resolution; keep critical programs on track and proactively manage deviations from plan.
Facilitate Lean simplification, continuous improvement, and value-engineering practices to improve product cost competitiveness, operating efficiency, teamwork, and profitability.
Develop dashboards, scorecards, control plans, and operating metrics to measure progress, sustain productivity gains, and enable corrective actions or escalations.
Implement enterprise-wide best practices across PCS product teams and strengthen accountability, alignment, and cross-functional partnerships.
Support broader PCS portfolio priorities and special assignments outside the VCP scope.