Senior Sourcing Leader - Raw Material Procurement

GE Aerospace • Evendale, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the Senior Sourcing Leader for Procurement and Leader of Contract and Supplier Account Managers you will have a major impact on GE profitability through the overall ownership of any of these sub-commodities: Forgings, cold airfoils, bearings, gearbox aerospace suppliers. Responsibility includes commodities contract performance, inclusive of total cost of ownership via safety, quality, on time delivery, unit price, and supplier relationship management. This role is responsible for driving ownership of contract productivity and overall supplier accountability through the contract performance managers. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the creation and execution of operational rhythms with internal and external stakeholders to drive mutually successful outcomes for GE and GE partners. You will provide the necessary support on pre- and post-contractual administration & management, terms & conditions (T&Cs) of the contract, and the management of claims. This role is responsible for ownership of commodity level contract productivity and overall supplier accountability. The role requires cross-functional leadership capability and has autonomy within your respective commodity supply base. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes. This role is preferred to be onsite/hybrid work schedule but would require candidate to be based in Evendale, OH. Remote candidates are welcome to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or institution
• A minimum of 5 years in Commercial Operations, Sourcing/ Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Sales, Supply Chain or Contract Management roles

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated significant experience with forgings, cold airfoils, bearings, gearbox aerospace suppliers
• Aerospace and/or Automotive manufacturing experience
• Demonstrated significant commercial leadership, and experienced in negotiating large, complex deals
• Experienced in drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts, including business and legal terms
• Role may require up to 50% travel
• Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture
• Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organizations
• Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for GE and GE partners
• Demonstrated ability in leveraging creative commercial solutions and coaching the team to achieve the same
• Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationship
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Established project management skills

Responsibilities

• People leader responsibility within the Materials Commodity of Contract Performance and Supplier Account managers.
• Responsible for maximizing contract performance, while maintaining supplier relationships.
• Ownership for the productivity of assigned contracts through cost reduction, cost avoidance, income generation, and working capital savings.
• Owns management of existing contracts to measure performance of contractual T&Cs against expectations (i.e. bid vs did process), identify gaps or opportunities, and manage cross functional team actions (i.e. cost recovery, terminations, productivity clauses, premiums, etc.) to maximize contractual productivity and performance.
• Accountable for supplier performance inclusive of safety, compliance, quality, delivery, commercial, readiness and all elements within these areas (i.e. WIP Health, commits, payables, tooling, etc.). Where supplier performance does not meet expectations, responsible to drive cross functional problem solving and structured action plans for improvement
• Leads cross functional teams to manage supplier relationships.
• Acts as chief negotiator in significant deals. And leads negotiations among the working team including, but not limited to sourcing colleagues, legal, finance, compliance, engineering, quality, manufacturing operations, product lines, customers, and suppliers.
• Leads and is accountable for business approvals, supply award, and contract authoring.
• Owns supplier relationships by driving business reviews on a regular cadence, with the responsibility to escalation frequency & attendance as defined by standard work.
• Assure timely resolution of supplier issues for assigned contracts.
• Function as liaison between internal organizations and suppliers for assigned contracts.
• In partnership with cross-functional teams, interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
• Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex contractual landscape with an emphasis on commercial value generation using all available currencies.
• Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis.
• Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level