Job Description Summary
GE’s Power Conversion & Storage business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime, and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives, and control technologies.
We have a steeped heritage in design and manufacture of complex electrical motors and generators serving customers around the globe in a wide range of sectors such as Marine, Oil & Gas, Naval and Industry.
Reporting to Senior Sourcing Leader, working within System’s business unit as a successful Strategic Sourcing Commodity manager; you are responsible for full wing-to-wing sourcing process for the assigned commodities and related projects. Knowledge and experience within electrical panels is mandatory.
Responsibilities
* Knowledgeable in formulating ‘Commodity Strategy’ based on historical data, future project’s demand, and other key indicators
* Lead the execution of the local sourcing strategy in line with Global commodity strategy guidance; deliver a competitive advantage by driving the strategic supplier initiatives, selection, development, and consolidation to ensure optimal business performance.
* Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash and preferred supplier targets.
* Carry out in depth cost breakdown analysis and negotiate lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) within Local & Global supply base
* Knowledgeable in supplier Contract Negotiation working with Legal teams
* Manage & lead risk mitigation plans for assigned commodity
* Support bidding team with RFQs (Lowest possible TCO & lead times) in line Customer expectations to win new business
* Identify, select, develop, audit new suppliers and support their onboarding along with quality team
* Ability to lead Make Vs Buy decision metrics
* Undertaking the continuous review of supplier performance against quality, cost, delivery and risk metrics (Supplier Scorecard) to ensure we have Best in Class supply chain
* Lead Supplier Business Reviews to build the strategic relationship with preferred suppliers
* Lead Sourcing Board Reviews (Management Review Board) for Commodity Strategy & Project Sourcing Strategy
* Drive lowest cost of poor quality (CoPQ) metrics along with SQIE
* Support Warranty team to get right support from suppliers to resolve Customer issue and improve process/product
* Maintaining compliance with GEV’s policies & procedures
Qualifications / Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree within Technical/Engineering preferably Electrical/ Electro-mechanical
* 8+ years of experience within Electrical Panels like Switchboards and converters/drives
* CIPS (desirable)
* Relevant experience within manufacturing /engineering environment
* Ability to develop Sourcing Strategy
* Ability to understand legal terms and contract negotiation
* Ability and willingness to travel nationally & internationally as required
* Ability to manage small team of sourcing specialists in future
Desired Characteristics
* Desire to grow, improve, innovate, and add value
* Efficient with SAP, MS Office tools (Excel, Power point), Power BI (desirable)
* Ability to communicate at appropriate levels (Global teams, Senior leadership etc)
* Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
* Analytic capabilities and operating rigor
* Hands‑on and ability to handle multiple priorities in a high demanding environment
* Cross‑functional openness and Team‑player attitude
* Previous Team management experience is desirable
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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