Global Procurement and Technical Support Team Leader | A&P Sourcing

Role Overview:

Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. 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.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own sourcing specific processes and tools. Review and improve processes. Work on special initiatives.
• Own the source to pay process for the A&P team.  Ensure that FLIGHT DECK is being used to improve from current state, removing waste and making more efficient for both our commercial and fulfillment teams 
• Partner with the Commercial and Business Sourcing Operations teams to ensure team members are effectively trained and improvements are put in place to drive efficiency gains
• Conduit between Sourcing Teams, Sourcing Compliance, and Product Lines to ensure proper processes meet changing demands of the company and lead efforts as required to minimize any GE risk 
• Ensure business operations teams are partnered with entire Sourcing organization to drive fundamentals of FLIGHT DECK every day and aiding in problem solving 
• Lead technical team of Engineers to drive proactive identification of right first-time risks and mitigate leading to both Delivery improvements as well as driving cost out with commercial teams
• Deploy team of Engineers to supplier Genba to ensure ready for rate and proper capacity in place to meet business needs
• Ensure Asia team is set up to meet growing LCC footprint and right resources are deployed to Genba to grow the region 
• Lead capacity efforts, along with proper readiness activity in order to support the Sourcing Business Operating teams as well as ensuring new supplier development highlighted by commercial team is fit for business requirement 
• Utilize data analytics in order to make end user jobs easier by removing waste and having global solutions to meet the business processes 
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Presents business solutions to leaders in functional area. 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

Required Qualifications:

For applicants within the United States

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 14 years of experience in Supply Chain, ideally Sourcing and Procurement)
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Supply Chain, ideally Sourcing and Procurement

For applicants within the United Kingdom

• Must have major experience in Supply Chain, ideally Sourcing and Procurement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading process improvement efforts, setting standards, and ensuring standard work is in place
• 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.
• Souring, Shop Operations, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Manufacturing Experience in Aerospace or Automotive a plus
• Humble: respectful, inclusive, good listener, learns from past
• Transparent: Candid in feedback, shares to solve problems, helps grow others
• Focused: Safety first, prioritizes work, measures success by the customer, continuously improve.

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For applicants within the United Kingdom:

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard

For applicants within the United States:

The base pay range for this position is $157,000 - $209,000 USD. 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/commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close by December 31, 2025.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan 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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or prog rams (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.