Sourcing Global Commodity Leader - SMR Machining & Fabrication

GE Vernova•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Sourcing Global Commodity Leader – SMR Machining & Fabrication is responsible for developing and executing the global commodity strategy for critical large-scale fabricated and machined components supporting Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programs, including reactor pressure vessels, reactor core internal components, and large heat exchangers. This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives across a complex global supply base to secure long-term capacity, optimize cost, mitigate supply and commercial risk, and deliver strong customer value across all SMR projects. As a strategic individual contributor, this leader partners closely with Sales & Operations Planning, project commodity leaders, fulfillment leaders, engineering, quality, and project teams to align supply chain strategies with demand signals, execution realities, and customer-specific requirements. The role requires deep commercial acumen, strong analytical capability, executive-level communication skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority. Success in this role depends on building global market insight, negotiating sophisticated long-term agreements, developing suppliers, and translating enterprise commodity strategies into actionable plans across project execution teams.

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited university or college (or a bachelors degree with at least 10 years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, supply chain strategy)

Nice To Haves

Procurement leadership within heavy industry, energy, power generation, nuclear, oil & gas, aerospace, or other highly engineered manufacturing environments.
Direct experience sourcing large fabricated and machined equipment, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, structural modules, forgings, castings, or similarly complex industrial components.
Demonstrated success negotiating complex commercial agreements and long-term supplier contracts.
Experience assessing and mitigating supplier and market risk in global supply chains.
Experience partnering with S&OP, operations, engineering, and project teams in a cross-functional environment.
Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate total cost, risk, and strategic tradeoffs.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert data and market insight into actionable sourcing strategies.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to engage effectively with executive leadership and external suppliers.
Experience working across regions and cultures with a global mindset.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead the global commodity strategy for SMR machining and fabrication categories, with primary responsibility for large, complex, and heavy equipment components, including reactor pressure vessels, reactor core internal components, large heat exchangers, and other highly engineered fabricated and machined assemblies.
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the global supply market for heavy fabrication and precision machining, including supplier capacity, regional capabilities, technical specialization, quality maturity, nuclear compliance readiness, cost competitiveness, and relevant geopolitical and logistics factors.
Gather, analyze, and communicate market intelligence to inform strategic sourcing decisions, including industry capacity trends, material and conversion cost drivers, supplier financial health, regulatory and trade developments, lead-time risks, and emerging supplier opportunities.
Assess and proactively manage risk across the commodity portfolio, including capacity limitations, supplier concentration, commercial and contractual exposure, geopolitical considerations, cross-border sourcing risk, and supplier quality and delivery performance.
Partner closely with the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to understand current and future demand profiles and integrate demand visibility into long-term sourcing and capacity strategies.
Translate demand forecasts into actionable sourcing strategies that ensure the availability of long-term supplier capacity in support of business growth, project execution requirements, and customer commitments.
Collaborate with project commodity leaders and fulfillment leaders to gather real-time supplier and execution performance data and apply these insights to strengthen broader commodity strategies and strategic decision-making.
Work cross-functionally with sourcing, engineering, quality, legal, finance, manufacturing, project management, and commercial teams to ensure sourcing strategies are aligned with business priorities and are practical for execution.
Partner with project leaders to understand customer-specific technical, commercial, and schedule requirements and adjust strategic sourcing levers accordingly to optimize supply chain outcomes.
Develop sourcing strategies that appropriately balance cost, capacity, quality, technical capability, delivery performance, risk, customer-specific needs, and total landed cost.
Lead the negotiation and execution of complex commercial agreements, including long-term agreements, capacity reservation agreements, supply agreements, cost-out frameworks, co-investment arrangements, and new supplier development agreements.
Structure commercial agreements that secure strategic outcomes, including long-term capacity access, improved cost competitiveness, supply continuity, risk mitigation, supplier capability development, and enhanced customer value.
Identify, assess, and develop new suppliers capable of meeting long-term SMR program requirements, including technical, quality, commercial, and capacity expectations.
Support supplier development initiatives designed to strengthen supplier capability, improve quality systems, enhance delivery performance, and advance commercial readiness.
Drive total landed cost optimization through the evaluation of global sourcing alternatives, logistics considerations, duty and tariff impacts, localization opportunities, and broader cross-border supply chain tradeoffs.
Establish scalable commodity strategies that can be deployed consistently across SMR projects while maintaining the flexibility required to address unique project or customer requirements.
Drive alignment and implementation of approved commodity strategies across project execution teams following strategy definition and agreement execution.
Monitor strategy execution on an ongoing basis and incorporate feedback from project teams, fulfillment leaders, and supplier performance data to ensure alignment and support continuous improvement.
Influence cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization, without direct reporting authority, to drive alignment around sourcing strategy, supplier selection, commercial frameworks, and long-term business objectives.
Prepare and deliver clear, well-supported recommendations and executive-level communications for internal leadership and external stakeholders.

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, as well as 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