Towers Sourcing COE Leader

GE Vernova•Schenectady, NY

About The Position

The Towers Sourcing Leader is a critical member of the Wind Sourcing Leadership Team. The role leads a global team responsible for towers across a global supply chain and customer footprint. You will be responsible to partner with key stakeholders to build a differentiated strategy and drive execution through the value chain.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
Minimum 10 years of buyer, global commodity, logistics, and/or supply quality experience
Relevant leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Experience leading, developing, and executing multi-year global commodity strategies
Experience with Wind turbine mechanical components cost structure, supply base, and performance
Proven strong results with supplier strategy, commodity negotiations, supplier selection, and contracts management
Strategic thinker – able to process many inputs, understand market complexity, and develop winning commodity strategies
Excellent business acumen with demonstrated ability to assess tradeoffs and take decisions
Lean mindset – able to drive process improvement, standard work, etc.
Effectively influences across a wide range of stakeholders.
Effectively engages with individuals at all levels of the organization to drive most impactful outcomes
Global leadership experience with proven track record of delivering on business priorities.
Attracts, develops, and grows talent.
Excellent communicator, coach, and mentor
Advanced degree from an accredited university or college in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline

Responsibilities

Owns a large global sourcing strategy including cross-functional alignment with product, engineering, and manufacturing
Accountable for developing, leading and implementing activities to deliver on safety, quality, delivery (Lead time, capacity, fulfillment), and landed/ lifecycle cost
Drives Lean across the commodity value stream including building/executing lean roadmap, implementing standard work, and continuous improvement
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global sourcing team, ensuring alignment, accountability, and execution excellence
Partners with Product Management on component product cost targets that deliver profitable products to the market. Owns should-cost models, sourcing strategies, and design-to-cost initiatives
Own supplier selection and negotiation strategy, ensuring commercial terms and contract structures support long-term business needs
Drive strategic supplier management through regular engagement, performance reviews, and development plans aligned to balanced scorecard KPIs
Execute sourcing levers such as e-auctions, dual sourcing, localization, value engineering, and long-term agreements to meet financial and operational objectives
Monitor commodity trends, market dynamics, and risk factors, adjusting sourcing strategies proactively
Lead sourcing process standardization and best practice sharing across regions and functions within the commodity
Lead vendor recovery strategy and execution to ensure supplier accountability and mitigate financial impact to GEV
Drive 100% compliance to sourcing policy / procedures, supplier approval, competitive bidding, and delegation of authority approval

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 Executive Services
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability benefits
life insurance
12 paid holidays
permissive time off
the Restoration Plan, a nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits