HDNU Projects Supplier Engagement Leader - Supplier Development
About The Position
As a Supplier Engagement Leader, you will engage with commodity leadership and fulfillment teams to evaluate supply base strategies and capabilities to execute plans. You will work to ensure supplier performance and scalability for growth and execution to business needs. Your day will involve acting as a leader to enhance supplier processes, capabilities, and performance to achieve long-term targets. You will partner with cross-functional teams to develop initiatives and improvement plans, fostering innovation and capacity within the supply base. This role will support the Material Shipped Direct (MSD), Balance of Plant (BOP), and Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) value streams within the HDNU projects sourcing team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university OR HS Diploma/Equivalent with 10 years of experience Supply Chain
- Minimum of 5 years experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations or Project Management in Power Generation or EPC companies
- Willingness to travel to internationally up to 25-40%
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree in a Technical or Business discipline
- 8+ years of Sourcing Experience for Power Generation products; preferably with a focus on plant equipment accessories (MSD, BOP, HRSG)
- Lean tool set (A3, VSM, Problem Solving)
- High motivation and influencing skills
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal / facilitation skills
- Proactive self-starter and change agent
- Strong analytical and process mindset
- Experience with SAP, Smartsheet and Tableau
Responsibilities
- Partner with commodity leaders to execute supply strategy
- Partner with suppliers to improve delivery performance for physical products and supporting documentation
- Establish daily management processes to support communication of project execution status and risks.
- Extend lean thinking and execution to suppliers.
- Using Problem Solving and Lean Tools, lead cross-functional teams identifying systemic causes of delivery delays and implementing long term improvement actions.
- Provides technical expertise in areas such as process development, capacity planning, inventory requirements and operational management within a project based environment
- Coach, train and mentor sourcing organization members, on the fundamentals and principals of Lean Manufacturing.
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
