Senior Sourcing Leader - Raw Material Procurement

GE Aerospace•Evendale, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! As the Senior Sourcing Leader (Procurement) and people leader for Contract Performance and Supplier Account Managers, you will drive meaningful impact to GE Aerospace profitability through end-to-end ownership of one or more metals sub-commodities across the aerospace supply base. This role is accountable for contract performance and total cost of ownership, including safety, quality, on-time delivery, unit price, and supplier relationship management. You will lead the team that owns contract productivity and supplier accountability, establishing and executing a consistent operating rhythm with internal stakeholders and suppliers to deliver mutually successful outcomes for GE Aerospace and our partners. Responsibilities include supporting pre- and post-award contract administration, managing terms and conditions, and leading claims and recovery actions as needed. Success in this role requires strong cross-functional leadership, significant autonomy within the assigned supply base, and high levels of judgment and operational rigor to deliver results. 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
Minimum of 5 years of experience 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 20% 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.
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

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
Employee Assistance Program
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
Tuition assistance
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid time-off for vacation or illness
Relocation Assistance Provided