Global Machine & Fabrications Buyer People Leader

Job Description Summary

As a commodity buyer people leader you will be accountable for the sourcing & procurement activities associated for a sub-commodity. This role is specific to Global Machining & Fabrications commodity focused on rotating parts, machined airfoils, and structural hardware. You will manage the commodity buyers who follow the buying process for hardware with responsibility to achieve the best contractual position, as measured through a total cost of ownership model, while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. You will ensure collaborative cross functional teamwork occurs when negotiating with suppliers in accordance with Sourcing policies. This role is responsible for ownership of compliant buying activity related to commodity supplier procurement, including purchase orders, blanket orders, and limited contracts such as amendments, letters of intents, and risk releases. The role requires cross-functional partnership, process rigor and discipline to standard work within your commodity buying team. The role has a major impact on overall GE profitability.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manages a team of professionals. Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise within buying/procurement.
• Requires commercial awareness and demonstrated commodity management and experience with large and complex supplier accounts and procurements.
• Responsible for achieving the best contractual conditions, while maintaining supplier relationships for a sub-section and sub-part family of the Global Machine & Fabrications Commodity.
• Responsible for progressing the activities of supplier selection, proposals and quotes, quote analysis, negotiation, business approvals, supply award, and contract authoringOwns and manages compliance in sourcing and procurement activities.
• Responsible for supplier data set up & maintenance to enable contract management and fulfillment activities (I.e. lead time, material configuration, etc.)
• Accountability for partnership with transactional operation partners (i.e. the Procurement Operations Center, POC) who are performing procurement related activities on your supplier accounts
• Accountable for purchase agreement (PA) health to ensure contracts are not running out of quantity, time and are renegotiated in accordance with Sourcing policies and guidelines
• Actively maintains market awareness, collaboration with GMF Strategy Team, and an in depth understanding of key business drivers to inform supplier selection
• Utilizes technical expertise, collaboration and judgement to solve problems
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience to provide coaching and training
• Leads projects related to part procurement, or technical changes on parts requiring supplier engagement and support.
• Explains information to bring team members to consensus around topics within field
• Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Sourcing/Buying/Procurement or relevant Supply Chain role experience) + minimum of 5 years Sourcing/Buying/Procurement or relevant Supply Chain role experience

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated influential or direct people leadership.
• Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture
• Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organizations
• Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for GE and GE partners
• Experience negotiating contracts with external suppliers
• Demonstrated ability in leveraging creative commercial solutions
• Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationship
• 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
• Role may require up to 10% travel

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes