Senior Site Purchasing Manager
About The Position
The Senior Site Purchasing Manager leads a team responsible for the execution of the purchasing supply plan for the Greenville factory within the Materials Management Organization. This role involves managing external supplier capacity and the fulfillment of purchasing agreements. As a purchasing leader, you will lead strategic capacity validations of key suppliers and the overall execution of supplier agreements, with a strong focus on achieving safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. In this role, you will utilize your experience and expertise to lead the overall purchasing strategy and KPI performance of the Greenville site purchasing team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent experience/knowledge
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in manufacturing / supply chain
- Minimum of 2+ years of experience specifically in material planning / scheduling function
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with modern ERP: SAP platform
- Ability to multitask in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Ability to manage changing/conflicting priorities and resolve appropriately
- Analytical and system proficiency skills
- Ability to effectively operate in a matrixed organizational structure
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management
- Strong consideration will be given to Gas Power Materials employees
Responsibilities
- Ensure execution of purchasing plan that utilizes the available capacity of our supply partners while aligning to safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets of the business.
- Lead the procurement team responsible for the balance of turbine components for the Greenville site gas turbine build plan as well as all subcontracting vendors.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify capacity gaps in the supply plan and develop and lead projects that provide solutions.
- Manage relationships with suppliers for capacity utilization, including managing volume changes.
- Lead supplier capacity validations for casings value stream.
- Manage supplier prioritization across COE’s.
- Keep ERP systems and tools up to date and accurate to the current state of supply capacity.
- Develop and establish KPI’s for all direct material purchasing for the Greenville site.
- Support and drive initiatives, including lead time reduction, New Product Introduction (NPI), payment terms and cash flow improvements.
- Act as the primary source of contact for supply capacity and continuous improvement plans for the Greenville factory.
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
- 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
Senior
