Airfoil Castings Readiness Leader

Job Description SummaryAre 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!
In this role, employee will co-develop & implement processes relating to readiness and capacity with airfoils castings suppliers. Employee will lead the implementation of this process with specific airfoils casting suppliers ensuring that there is cadence and proactive problem solving in the space. The goal for this role will be to ensure there is an understanding of current state and a plan to meet global requirements from this commodity as demand increases over a rolling 3-year window. The role has autonomy within the Castings Commodity to create and drive rhythms to serve readiness and requires high levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen to achieve desired business outcomes.
This role is based out of our Sourcing Headquarters in Evendale, OH.
Open to remote opportunity in the specific states listed: IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, & TN.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Partner with the Central Readiness team to learn and implement the readiness process within the Castings Commodity

• Develop relationships within the commodity, supplier(s), & part family

• Build models of airfoil casting capacity at various stages of the value chain to visualize the constraints in a quantitative way

• Build action plans and apply structured problem solving to alleviate the constraints in conjunction with the Supplier Team

• Engage the commodity leadership team & major stakeholders in regular cadence around readiness and drive action plan execution with the Supplier Teams & the suppliers themselves to grow capacity

• Communicate supplier’s constraints to be incorporated in S&OP rhythms to respond to demand changes

• Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI) & standard work for readiness processes at end state within the commodity

• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services

• Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Presents business or technical discipline solutions to leaders. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers

• Travel up to 20% required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, or Project Management

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to influence cross-functionally to drive successful outcomes.
• Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute projects or improvements.
• Self-motivator and possesses good communication skills to coordinate, resolve queries of both external and internal customers.
• Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Established project management skills.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

The base pay range for this position is $134,000-$178,000 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary. This posting is expected to close on 07/29/26.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE 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 planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. 

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General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.​

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position